Sendai vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$1341
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$3192
🏠 One person rent
$459
$726
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$1594
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
61
😀 Quality of life
92
80
🏙️ Population
1.06M
581K

The cost of living in Sendai is 17% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 4890th and 4248th ($1111 vs $1341) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd 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 6th best city to live in Japan vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 91st and 531st among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$4.87
 Cappuccino
$3.97
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$527
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$5601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$3443
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$10.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$53.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$97
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$8624

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057

Cities near Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$856
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$871
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1191
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$950
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$886
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$902
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$390
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$899
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1061
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$717
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$516
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$999
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$946
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1057
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$563
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$1002
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$856
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$817
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1111
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$916
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1377
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$1016
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$437
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1042
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$578
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$527
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$437
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$298
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$893
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1134
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$1029
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$467
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$931
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1136
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$923
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$977
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1406