Sendai vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$5237
🏠 One person rent
$402
$1279
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$2442
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$4454
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
75
😀 Quality of life
78
85
🏙️ Population
1.06M
459K

The cost of living in Sendai is 51% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5135th and 1538th ($1026 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 1363rd in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 2.1 months in Virginia Beach. Sendai ranked 66th best city to live in Japan vs Virginia Beach ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 603rd and 280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.28
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$5.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$171
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$18553

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Norfolk
$2788
29 km or 18 mi Chesapeake
$2282
33 km or 20 mi Portsmouth
$2462
40 km or 25 mi Hampton
$2005
51 km or 32 mi Newport News
$1997
58 km or 36 mi Suffolk
$2284
96 km or 60 mi Kill Devil Hills
$2108
127 km or 79 mi Hopewell
$2237
133 km or 82 mi Petersburg
$2229
152 km or 95 mi Richmond
$2139
156 km or 97 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
171 km or 106 mi Salisbury
$2169
187 km or 116 mi Greenville
$2020
192 km or 119 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
208 km or 129 mi Fredericksburg
$2241
215 km or 133 mi Wilson
$2063
215 km or 134 mi Waldorf
$2428
216 km or 134 mi New Bern
$1929
225 km or 140 mi Henderson
$2159
227 km or 141 mi Kinston
$2053
228 km or 142 mi Marumsco
$2522
229 km or 142 mi Woodbridge
$2592
234 km or 146 mi Havelock
$2014
237 km or 147 mi Alexandria
$2982
240 km or 149 mi Springfield
$2215
240 km or 149 mi Annapolis
$2849
243 km or 151 mi Goldsboro
$1787
244 km or 152 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2535
245 km or 152 mi Bowie
$2362
246 km or 153 mi Washington
$3079
247 km or 154 mi Wake Forest
$2271
247 km or 154 mi Georgetown
$2844
249 km or 155 mi Manassas
$2426
251 km or 156 mi Fairfax
$2730
251 km or 156 mi Greenbelt
$2359
253 km or 157 mi College Park
$2369
255 km or 158 mi Lower Township
$2422
256 km or 159 mi Centreville
$3110
256 km or 159 mi Silver Spring
$2150
256 km or 159 mi Bethesda
$2685