Sendai vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$5494
🏠 One person rent
$416
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$2320
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$3648
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
86
😀 Quality of life
74
95
🏙️ Population
1.06M
2.79M

The cost of living in Sendai is 59% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5585th and 897th ($1010 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th and 4th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Sendai ranked 169th best city to live in Japan vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 2145th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Toronto

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Sendai Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.58
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$6.67
 Cappuccino
$3.85
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$75
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$20314

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2309
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2357
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2222
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2151
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2360
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2246
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2079
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1605
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2237
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2089
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1910
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1801
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2073
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2083
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2087
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1901
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1999
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2277
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2115
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2173
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1992
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2136
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2001
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1870
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2035
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1735
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2027
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2034
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2029