Sendai vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$2596
🏠 One person rent
$460
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$620
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$2066
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
72
70
😀 Quality of life
90
75
🏙️ Population
1.06M
518K

The cost of living in Sendai is 2% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 5094th and 5190th ($1069 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 187th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sendai compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. Ranked 7th vs 214th best cities to live in Japan, and 242nd vs 2064th 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
$6.27
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$3.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$4319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$14928

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi Kanuma
$990
13 km or 7.8 mi Kaminokawa
$974
13 km or 8 mi Takanezawa
$989
15 km or 9.6 mi Mibu
$944
17 km or 10 mi Sakura
$998
17 km or 10 mi Mooka
$988
18 km or 11 mi Shimotsuke
$952
21 km or 13 mi Mashiko
$994
23 km or 14 mi Tochigi
$900
27 km or 17 mi Nasukarasuyama
$1003
27 km or 17 mi Oyama
$963
27 km or 17 mi Yuki
$973
28 km or 18 mi Chikusei
$988
29 km or 18 mi Yaita
$1016
31 km or 19 mi Sakuragawa
$995
34 km or 21 mi Nikko
$1044
37 km or 23 mi Otawara
$1017
37 km or 23 mi Nogi
$985
38 km or 24 mi Sano
$1003
41 km or 25 mi Yachiyo
$997
41 km or 26 mi Shimotsuma
$994
44 km or 27 mi Koga
$1006
44 km or 27 mi Kasama
$997
45 km or 28 mi Ashikaga
$1094
46 km or 28 mi Tatebayashi
$1033
47 km or 29 mi Hitachiomiya
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Nasushiobara
$1020
49 km or 30 mi Ora
$1072
50 km or 31 mi Sakai
$1008
52 km or 32 mi Hanyu
$1026
52 km or 32 mi Kiryu
$1230
53 km or 33 mi Kazo
$1015
54 km or 33 mi Ota
$1166
54 km or 34 mi Ishioka
$996
54 km or 34 mi Satte
$1006
54 km or 34 mi Omitama
$998
54 km or 34 mi Oizumi
$1099
54 km or 34 mi Kasumigaura
$993
55 km or 34 mi Naka
$1001
56 km or 35 mi Bando
$1004