Sendai vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$5691
🏠 One person rent
$414
$1564
🏘️ Family rent
$669
$2640
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$646
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1115
$3446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
78
😀 Quality of life
74
93
🏙️ Population
1.06M
662K

The cost of living in Sendai is 60% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5531st and 890th ($1007 vs $2505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 360th and 1st in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Sendai compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Sendai ranked 228th best city to live in Japan vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 2040th and 62nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Vancouver

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Sendai Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.71%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.7
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.7
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4242
$21273

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2411
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2295
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2091
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2493
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2100
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1953
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1840
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2523
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1869
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2081
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2098
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2427
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2580
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2690
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1855
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2661
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2727
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2709
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2714
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2736
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2728
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2782
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2124
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2734
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2749
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3012
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2479
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3602
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3183
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3164
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2843
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2884