Sendai vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$5332
🏠 One person rent
$459
$1387
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$2472
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$4493
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
75
😀 Quality of life
92
89
🏙️ Population
1.06M
459K

The cost of living in Sendai is 50% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4890th and 1277th ($1111 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 1122nd 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 months in Virginia Beach. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 91st and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Virginia Beach

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Sendai Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$3.97
$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$15.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$171
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$18476

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Norfolk
$2794
29 km or 18 mi Chesapeake
$2202
33 km or 20 mi Portsmouth
$2482
40 km or 25 mi Hampton
$2445
51 km or 32 mi Newport News
$2217
58 km or 36 mi Suffolk
$2358
96 km or 60 mi Kill Devil Hills
$2088
127 km or 79 mi Hopewell
$2295
133 km or 82 mi Petersburg
$2299
152 km or 95 mi Richmond
$2270
156 km or 97 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
171 km or 106 mi Salisbury
$2108
187 km or 116 mi Greenville
$2026
192 km or 119 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
208 km or 129 mi Fredericksburg
$2202
215 km or 133 mi Wilson
$2057
215 km or 134 mi Waldorf
$2575
216 km or 134 mi New Bern
$1917
225 km or 140 mi Henderson
$2141
227 km or 141 mi Kinston
$2060
228 km or 142 mi Marumsco
$2504
229 km or 142 mi Woodbridge
$2583
234 km or 146 mi Havelock
$2022
237 km or 147 mi Alexandria
$2982
240 km or 149 mi Springfield
$2279
240 km or 149 mi Annapolis
$2917
243 km or 151 mi Goldsboro
$1697
244 km or 152 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2553
245 km or 152 mi Bowie
$2417
246 km or 153 mi Washington
$3139
247 km or 154 mi Wake Forest
$2228
247 km or 154 mi Georgetown
$2890
249 km or 155 mi Manassas
$2599
251 km or 156 mi Fairfax
$2777
251 km or 156 mi Greenbelt
$2436
253 km or 157 mi College Park
$2537
255 km or 158 mi Lower Township
$2577
256 km or 159 mi Centreville
$3236
256 km or 159 mi Silver Spring
$2179
256 km or 159 mi Bethesda
$2701