Sendai vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$459
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$317
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
73
20
😀 Quality of life
92
46
🏙️ Population
1.06M
1.29M

The cost of living in Sendai is 124% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4890th and 8700th ($1111 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 1st in Japan and Libya, respectively. Check Japan vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 91st and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$1179

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$388
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$398
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$388
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$402
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$432
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$412
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$419
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$462
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$375
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1434
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1341
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1334
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1591
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1649
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1643
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1747
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1771
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$482
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$453
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$403
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$442
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1172
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$990
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1134
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1188
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$563
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$522
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$490
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1229
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$492
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1086
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$344
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1005
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1211
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$373
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$386
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160