Sendai vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$3415
🏠 One person rent
$414
$773
🏘️ Family rent
$669
$1289
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$442
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1115
$1987
😷 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 30% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 5531st and 4201st ($1007 vs $1434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 360th and 1st in Japan and Lithuania, respectively. Check Japan vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Sendai compared to 1.4 months in Vilnius. Sendai ranked 228th best city to live in Japan vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 2040th and 502nd 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
$5.41
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$5.44
 Cappuccino
$3.41
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.71%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$6138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$3459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$12.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$8.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.7
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.7
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4242
$12428

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014

Cities near Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$859
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$881
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1258
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$974
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$928
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$982
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$445
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$938
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1114
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$924
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$608
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$964
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$895
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1170
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$676
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$1229
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$893
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$835
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1000
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$860
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1254
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$1060
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1374
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$1077
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$527
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1165
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$669
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$477
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$355
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$938
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1454
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$1040
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$669
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$1023
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1253
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$932
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$1010
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1540