Sendai vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$1797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$4071
🏠 One person rent
$416
$1035
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$503
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$2219
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
76
😀 Quality of life
74
87
🏙️ Population
1.06M
841K

The cost of living in Sendai is 44% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 5585th and 2874th ($1010 vs $1797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th and 11th in Japan and Spain, respectively. Check Japan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.2 months in Valencia, Spain. Sendai ranked 169th best city to live in Japan vs Valencia, Spain ranked 3rd in Spain, while ranked 2145th and 365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Valencia, Spain

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Sendai Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.58
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$4.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$1127
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$848
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1971
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$1347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$97.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
3.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$4940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$8.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$6.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$18.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$47.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$67.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$629
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$10445

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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 Valencia, Spain

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Sagunto
$1415
36 km or 22 mi Alzira
$1375
53 km or 33 mi Borriana
$1296
57 km or 36 mi Villarreal
$1267
58 km or 36 mi Gandia
$1171
62 km or 39 mi Requena
$1461
62 km or 39 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
74 km or 46 mi Ontinyent
$1394
81 km or 50 mi Denia
$1685
98 km or 61 mi Calp
$1558
102 km or 63 mi Villena
$1394
106 km or 66 mi Benidorm
$1514
114 km or 71 mi Yecla
$1299
116 km or 72 mi Elda
$1396
125 km or 78 mi Novelda
$1393
125 km or 78 mi Alicante
$1516
132 km or 82 mi Vinaros
$1493
136 km or 85 mi Elche
$1314
137 km or 85 mi Jumilla
$1388
138 km or 86 mi Albacete
$1451
165 km or 102 mi Cuenca
$1251
168 km or 104 mi Ibiza
$2879
168 km or 104 mi Torrevieja
$1291
177 km or 110 mi Murcia
$1329
193 km or 120 mi Villarrobledo
$1433
199 km or 123 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1366
214 km or 133 mi Cartagena
$1212
223 km or 139 mi Mazarron
$1187
229 km or 142 mi Lorca
$1359
229 km or 143 mi Tarragona
$1531
247 km or 153 mi Zaragoza
$1471
254 km or 158 mi Lleida
$1264
260 km or 161 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
264 km or 164 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
271 km or 168 mi Guadalajara
$1226
279 km or 173 mi Alcala de Henares
$1697
287 km or 178 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1671
292 km or 181 mi Coslada
$1751
292 km or 182 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
295 km or 183 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656