Sendai vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$3338
🏠 One person rent
$460
$764
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$1283
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$1836
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
61
😀 Quality of life
90
83
🏙️ Population
1.06M
581K

The cost of living in Sendai is 24% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 5094th and 4221st ($1069 vs $1414) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 1st in Japan and Lithuania, respectively. Check Japan vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 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 242nd and 544th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$5.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$763
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$6130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$3717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$9582

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013

Cities near Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$865
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$883
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1334
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$974
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$920
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$988
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$349
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$929
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1113
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$735
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$517
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$967
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$894
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1125
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$561
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$1148
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$889
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$840
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1046
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$864
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1270
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$993
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1419
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$1057
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$426
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1113
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$829
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$528
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$406
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$293
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$928
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1182
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$1034
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$545
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$1009
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1241
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$968
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$1074
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1522