Sendai vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2676
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$435
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1888
$336
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
72
20
😀 Quality of life
90
45
🏙️ Population
1.06M
1.29M

The cost of living in Sendai is 127% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5132nd and 8801st ($1055 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 1st in Japan and Libya, respectively. Check Japan vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Sendai compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 156th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.36
$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.01%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.8
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$7.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5986
$1187

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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

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$368
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$396
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$387
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$392
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$418
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$404
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$436
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$448
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$377
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1346
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1325
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1415
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1486
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1583
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1555
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1624
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1749
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1384
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$495
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$410
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$386
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$443
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1106
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$941
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1077
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$971
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1098
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$535
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$549
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$465
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1161
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$459
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1019
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$348
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$938
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1137
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$349
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$364
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1058