Sendai vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$2458
🏠 One person rent
$402
$437
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$2385
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
73
69
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
1.06M
518K

The cost of living in Sendai is 3% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 5135th and 5333rd ($1026 vs $998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 397th 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 66th vs 200th best cities to live in Japan, and 603rd vs 1311th 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
$5.28
$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
1.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$4035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$2596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$4.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$5.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$7.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$15188

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi Kanuma
$979
13 km or 7.8 mi Kaminokawa
$972
13 km or 8 mi Takanezawa
$974
15 km or 9.6 mi Mibu
$980
17 km or 10 mi Sakura
$982
17 km or 10 mi Mooka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Shimotsuke
$988
21 km or 13 mi Mashiko
$995
23 km or 14 mi Tochigi
$1011
27 km or 17 mi Nasukarasuyama
$1002
27 km or 17 mi Oyama
$1017
27 km or 17 mi Yuki
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Chikusei
$1001
29 km or 18 mi Yaita
$1009
31 km or 19 mi Sakuragawa
$1002
34 km or 21 mi Nikko
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Otawara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Nogi
$1032
38 km or 24 mi Sano
$1082
41 km or 25 mi Yachiyo
$997
41 km or 26 mi Shimotsuma
$980
44 km or 27 mi Koga
$1044
44 km or 27 mi Kasama
$1015
45 km or 28 mi Ashikaga
$1155
46 km or 28 mi Tatebayashi
$1089
47 km or 29 mi Hitachiomiya
$1019
48 km or 30 mi Nasushiobara
$1015
49 km or 30 mi Ora
$1119
50 km or 31 mi Sakai
$1026
52 km or 32 mi Hanyu
$1074
52 km or 32 mi Kiryu
$1281
53 km or 33 mi Kazo
$1058
54 km or 33 mi Ota
$1219
54 km or 34 mi Ishioka
$994
54 km or 34 mi Satte
$1034
54 km or 34 mi Omitama
$1005
54 km or 34 mi Oizumi
$1152
54 km or 34 mi Kasumigaura
$980
55 km or 34 mi Naka
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Bando
$997