Sendai vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$4529
🏠 One person rent
$402
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1747
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$2931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
73
98
😀 Quality of life
78
94
🏙️ Population
1.06M
1.97M

The cost of living in Sendai is 45% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 5135th and 2189th ($1026 vs $1854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 1st in Japan and Austria, respectively. Check Japan vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.6 months in Vienna. Sendai ranked 66th best city to live in Japan vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 603rd and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Vienna

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Sendai Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.28
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$5
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$18.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$14916

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Cities near Sendai

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

Cities near Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1621
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1269
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1197
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$765
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$946
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$995
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$988
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1073
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$747
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$829
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1158
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1378
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$901
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1011
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1393
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1045
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$956
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1149
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1658
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1508
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1033
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1084
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1646
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1562
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1546
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$916
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898