Sendai vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$5464
🏠 One person rent
$416
$1512
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$2536
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$4175
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
74
😀 Quality of life
74
88
🏙️ Population
1.06M
459K

The cost of living in Sendai is 58% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5585th and 1097th ($1010 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th and 940th 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 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Sendai ranked 169th best city to live in Japan vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 2145th and 304th 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
$5.58
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$6.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$15986

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Norfolk
$2385
29 km or 18 mi Chesapeake
$2335
33 km or 20 mi Portsmouth
$2354
40 km or 25 mi Hampton
$2703
51 km or 32 mi Newport News
$2233
58 km or 36 mi Suffolk
$2367
96 km or 60 mi Kill Devil Hills
$2065
127 km or 79 mi Hopewell
$2385
133 km or 82 mi Petersburg
$2378
152 km or 95 mi Richmond
$2379
156 km or 97 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2056
171 km or 106 mi Salisbury
$1944
187 km or 116 mi Greenville
$2057
192 km or 119 mi Rocky Mount
$1780
208 km or 129 mi Fredericksburg
$2372
215 km or 133 mi Wilson
$2003
215 km or 134 mi Waldorf
$2522
216 km or 134 mi New Bern
$1847
225 km or 140 mi Henderson
$2111
227 km or 141 mi Kinston
$2088
228 km or 142 mi Marumsco
$2588
229 km or 142 mi Woodbridge
$2681
234 km or 146 mi Havelock
$1969
237 km or 147 mi Alexandria
$2877
240 km or 149 mi Springfield
$2379
240 km or 149 mi Annapolis
$2951
243 km or 151 mi Goldsboro
$1773
244 km or 152 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2581
245 km or 152 mi Bowie
$2544
246 km or 153 mi Washington
$3306
247 km or 154 mi Wake Forest
$2194
247 km or 154 mi Georgetown
$3030
249 km or 155 mi Manassas
$2453
251 km or 156 mi Fairfax
$2818
251 km or 156 mi Greenbelt
$2650
253 km or 157 mi College Park
$2777
255 km or 158 mi Lower Township
$2619
256 km or 159 mi Centreville
$3292
256 km or 159 mi Silver Spring
$2252
256 km or 159 mi Bethesda
$2763