Sendai vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$460
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$312
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
72
20
😀 Quality of life
90
49
🏙️ Population
1.06M
1.29M

The cost of living in Sendai is 135% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5094th and 8852nd ($1069 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 1st in Japan and Libya, respectively. Check Japan vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 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 242nd and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$919

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$350
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$387
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$382
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$381
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$406
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$394
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$434
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$480
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$398
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1579
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1471
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1577
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1720
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1666
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1770
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1697
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1739
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1951
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$552
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$409
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$487
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1271
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1161
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1234
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1085
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1232
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$577
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$607
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$529
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1298
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$502
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1141
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$375
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1046
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1301
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$361
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$403
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1161