Sendai vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$402
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$3016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
78
😀 Quality of life
78
93
🏙️ Population
1.06M
662K

The cost of living in Sendai is 60% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5135th and 587th ($1026 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 7th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Sendai ranked 66th best city to live in Japan vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 603rd and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.28
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$14942

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758