Sendai vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2676
$5408
🏠 One person rent
$435
$1480
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$2344
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$602
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1888
$3141
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
86
😀 Quality of life
90
93
🏙️ Population
1.06M
2.79M

The cost of living in Sendai is 57% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5132nd and 861st ($1055 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 4th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Sendai compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 156th and 59th 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
$6.36
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$6.08
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.01%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.8
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5986
$17118

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2267
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2370
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2447
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2291
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$1946
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2142
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2432
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$1966
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1554
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2185
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2019
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1846
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2017
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1861
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1771
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1888
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1899
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1554
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2009
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2021
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1992
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2089
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1849
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1783
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2013
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2056
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1977
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2183
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2107
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2056
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2145
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1910
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2082
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1990
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2101
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2100
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1680
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2097
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2081
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2095