Sendai vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2676
$5527
🏠 One person rent
$435
$1579
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$2615
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1888
$3246
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
78
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
1.06M
662K

The cost of living in Sendai is 58% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5132nd and 819th ($1055 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 3rd in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Sendai compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 156th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.36
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$5.71
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.01%
5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.8
$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$17.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5986
$17240

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2495
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2317
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2280
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2490
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2021
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1883
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2466
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1761
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2121
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2047
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2093
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2023
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2542
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2751
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2527
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2692
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1810
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2598
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2604
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2589
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2637
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2642
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2726
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2785
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2973
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2155
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2625
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2718
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2882
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2462
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3239
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3015
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3273
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2826
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2759