Sendai vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$3425
🏠 One person rent
$416
$800
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$1319
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$1925
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
59
😀 Quality of life
74
84
🏙️ Population
1.06M
581K

The cost of living in Sendai is 31% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 5585th and 4193rd ($1010 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th and 1st in Japan and Lithuania, respectively. Check Japan vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Sendai ranked 169th best city to live in Japan vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 2145th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Vilnius

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Sendai Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.58
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$5.55
 Cappuccino
$3.85
$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$10967

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022

Cities near Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$890
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$907
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1279
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$1003
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$947
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$1012
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$399
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$952
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1133
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$836
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$568
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$1001
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$912
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1184
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$628
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$1214
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$908
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$853
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1027
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$903
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$1062
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1423
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$1106
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$484
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1188
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$919
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$589
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$450
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$335
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$944
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1343
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$1060
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$622
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$1028
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1262
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$994
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$1068
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1569