Sendai vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$2589
🏠 One person rent
$414
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$669
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1115
$1989
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
73
71
😀 Quality of life
74
74
🏙️ Population
1.06M
518K

The cost of living in Sendai is 5% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 5531st and 5133rd ($1007 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 360th and 130th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Sendai compared to 1.9 months in Utsunomiya. Ranked 228th vs 188th best cities to live in Japan, and 2040th vs 1860th 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
$5.41
$5.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.27
 Cappuccino
$3.41
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.71%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$4310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$2900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$27.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$4.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$5.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$9.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.7
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.7
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4242
$17480

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi Kanuma
$1011
13 km or 7.8 mi Kaminokawa
$997
13 km or 8 mi Takanezawa
$1019
15 km or 9.6 mi Mibu
$953
17 km or 10 mi Sakura
$1020
17 km or 10 mi Mooka
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Shimotsuke
$964
21 km or 13 mi Mashiko
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Tochigi
$903
27 km or 17 mi Nasukarasuyama
$1021
27 km or 17 mi Oyama
$972
27 km or 17 mi Yuki
$992
28 km or 18 mi Chikusei
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Yaita
$1028
31 km or 19 mi Sakuragawa
$1009
34 km or 21 mi Nikko
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Otawara
$1034
37 km or 23 mi Nogi
$1002
38 km or 24 mi Sano
$1015
41 km or 25 mi Yachiyo
$1014
41 km or 26 mi Shimotsuma
$1009
44 km or 27 mi Koga
$1028
44 km or 27 mi Kasama
$1009
45 km or 28 mi Ashikaga
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Tatebayashi
$1045
47 km or 29 mi Hitachiomiya
$1028
48 km or 30 mi Nasushiobara
$1033
49 km or 30 mi Ora
$1079
50 km or 31 mi Sakai
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Hanyu
$1049
52 km or 32 mi Kiryu
$1234
53 km or 33 mi Kazo
$1040
54 km or 33 mi Ota
$1171
54 km or 34 mi Ishioka
$1017
54 km or 34 mi Satte
$1032
54 km or 34 mi Omitama
$1006
54 km or 34 mi Oizumi
$1110
54 km or 34 mi Kasumigaura
$1007
55 km or 34 mi Naka
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Bando
$1032