Sendai vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sendai	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1111	$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$2583
🏠 One person rent	$459	$455
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$400	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2543	$2514
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	73	69
😀 Quality of life	92	73
🏙️ Population	1.06M	518K

The cost of living in Sendai is 6% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 4890th and 5301st ($1111 vs $1048) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 409th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Ranked 6th vs 191st best cities to live in Japan, and 91st vs 1569th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Utsunomiya

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	Sendai	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.64	$5.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.6	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.98%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2390	$4934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1362	$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.5	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.2	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.3	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.9	$65
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$320	$567
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6369	$15287

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Cities near Sendai

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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1029
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1019
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1036
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1045
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1043
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1056
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1105
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1105
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1036
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1026
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1066
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1063
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1188
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1105
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1067
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1067
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1145
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1085
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1319
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1245
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1040
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1046
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1059
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1082
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1036