Sendai vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$2600
🏠 One person rent
$416
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$2075
😷 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 3% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 5585th and 5404th ($1010 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th and 311th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. Ranked 169th vs 210th best cities to live in Japan, and 2145th vs 2386th 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
$5.58
$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$3.42
 Cappuccino
$3.85
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$88.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$4490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$2962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$29.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$4.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$16539

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi Kanuma
$999
13 km or 7.8 mi Kaminokawa
$991
13 km or 8 mi Takanezawa
$1001
15 km or 9.6 mi Mibu
$968
17 km or 10 mi Sakura
$1010
17 km or 10 mi Mooka
$1010
18 km or 11 mi Shimotsuke
$974
21 km or 13 mi Mashiko
$1019
23 km or 14 mi Tochigi
$922
27 km or 17 mi Nasukarasuyama
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Oyama
$990
27 km or 17 mi Yuki
$1005
28 km or 18 mi Chikusei
$1022
29 km or 18 mi Yaita
$1036
31 km or 19 mi Sakuragawa
$1026
34 km or 21 mi Nikko
$1065
37 km or 23 mi Otawara
$1037
37 km or 23 mi Nogi
$1024
38 km or 24 mi Sano
$1043
41 km or 25 mi Yachiyo
$1037
41 km or 26 mi Shimotsuma
$1030
44 km or 27 mi Koga
$1050
44 km or 27 mi Kasama
$1023
45 km or 28 mi Ashikaga
$1130
46 km or 28 mi Tatebayashi
$1068
47 km or 29 mi Hitachiomiya
$1047
48 km or 30 mi Nasushiobara
$1047
49 km or 30 mi Ora
$1106
50 km or 31 mi Sakai
$1048
52 km or 32 mi Hanyu
$1072
52 km or 32 mi Kiryu
$1261
53 km or 33 mi Kazo
$1055
54 km or 33 mi Ota
$1202
54 km or 34 mi Ishioka
$1033
54 km or 34 mi Satte
$1053
54 km or 34 mi Omitama
$1029
54 km or 34 mi Oizumi
$1143
54 km or 34 mi Kasumigaura
$1026
55 km or 34 mi Naka
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Bando
$1047