Sendai vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2676
$3008
🏠 One person rent
$435
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$1176
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1888
$1615
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
62
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
1.06M
581K

The cost of living in Sendai is 16% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 5132nd and 4316th ($1055 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 1st in Japan and Lithuania, respectively. Check Japan vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Sendai compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 156th and 529th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.36
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$4.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.01%
4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.8
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5986
$8531

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Cities near Sendai

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 Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$847
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$850
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1150
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$936
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$882
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$950
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$385
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$843
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1016
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$727
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$517
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$953
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$840
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1025
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$570
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$935
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$804
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$761
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$933
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$983
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1113
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$964
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1299
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$969
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$435
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1025
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$741
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$469
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$438
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$300
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$835
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1093
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$953
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$474
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$882
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1095
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$869
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$977
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1302