Sendai vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$459
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$3361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
78
😀 Quality of life
92
92
🏙️ Population
1.06M
662K

The cost of living in Sendai is 58% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4890th and 512th ($1111 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 1st 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 91st and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$6.59
 Cappuccino
$3.97
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$16245

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3229
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743