Sendai vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$416
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$261
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
73
23
😀 Quality of life
74
35
🏙️ Population
1.06M
1.29M

The cost of living in Sendai is 121% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5585th and 8862nd ($1010 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th and 1st in Japan and Libya, respectively. Check Japan vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Sendai ranked 169th best city to live in Japan vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 2145th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Tripoli

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Sendai Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.58
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$0.6
 Cappuccino
$3.85
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$7.12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$1048

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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 Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$316
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$364
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$372
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$367
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$382
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$394
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$495
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$408
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1739
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1512
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1715
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1783
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1688
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1810
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1749
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1857
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2130
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1568
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$586
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$456
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$424
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$513
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1342
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1101
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1224
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1101
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1279
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$620
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$606
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$537
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1318
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$511
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1185
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$388
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1077
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1308
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$360
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$410
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1198