Sendai vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$1303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$3208
🏠 One person rent
$402
$693
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1293
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$422
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$1540
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
61
😀 Quality of life
78
79
🏙️ Population
1.06M
581K

The cost of living in Sendai is 21% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 5135th and 4167th ($1026 vs $1303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 1st in Japan and Lithuania, respectively. Check Japan vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.2 months in Vilnius. Sendai ranked 66th best city to live in Japan vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 603rd and 511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.28
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$4.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$4830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$3067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$57.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$77
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$8246

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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 Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$835
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$850
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1080
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$928
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$922
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$877
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$385
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$864
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1028
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$649
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$490
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$827
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$927
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1013
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$528
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$949
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$827
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$831
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1088
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$985
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1135
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$1027
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1362
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$981
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$423
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1029
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$622
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$415
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$426
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$299
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$860
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1006
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$976
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$472
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$842
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1040
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$893
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$791
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1218