Sendai vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$5641
🏠 One person rent
$460
$1547
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$2678
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$3278
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
78
😀 Quality of life
90
93
🏙️ Population
1.06M
662K

The cost of living in Sendai is 56% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5094th and 931st ($1069 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 4th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sendai compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 242nd and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$5.74
 Cappuccino
$3.84
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$19787

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Cities near Sendai

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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2412
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2325
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2297
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2488
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1952
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1987
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1791
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2443
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1842
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2079
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2114
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2414
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2480
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2644
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1812
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2603
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2649
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2632
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2655
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2678
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2669
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2723
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2203
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2730
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2674
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2907
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2525
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3269
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3162
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3313
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2851
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2812