Sendai vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$5516
🏠 One person rent
$414
$1566
🏘️ Family rent
$669
$2522
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1115
$4239
😷 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 59% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5531st and 978th ($1007 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 360th and 841st 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 1.1 months in Sendai compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Sendai ranked 228th best city to live in Japan vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 2040th and 286th 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
$5.41
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$5.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.71%
5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.7
$124
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.7
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4242
$16143

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Norfolk
$2191
29 km or 18 mi Chesapeake
$2342
33 km or 20 mi Portsmouth
$2191
40 km or 25 mi Hampton
$2657
51 km or 32 mi Newport News
$2295
58 km or 36 mi Suffolk
$2311
96 km or 60 mi Kill Devil Hills
$2058
127 km or 79 mi Hopewell
$2379
133 km or 82 mi Petersburg
$2375
152 km or 95 mi Richmond
$2392
156 km or 97 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
171 km or 106 mi Salisbury
$1953
187 km or 116 mi Greenville
$2045
192 km or 119 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
208 km or 129 mi Fredericksburg
$2363
215 km or 133 mi Wilson
$2016
215 km or 134 mi Waldorf
$2508
216 km or 134 mi New Bern
$1849
225 km or 140 mi Henderson
$2116
227 km or 141 mi Kinston
$2073
228 km or 142 mi Marumsco
$2608
229 km or 142 mi Woodbridge
$2696
234 km or 146 mi Havelock
$2003
237 km or 147 mi Alexandria
$2913
240 km or 149 mi Springfield
$2367
240 km or 149 mi Annapolis
$2862
243 km or 151 mi Goldsboro
$1766
244 km or 152 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2572
245 km or 152 mi Bowie
$2596
246 km or 153 mi Washington
$3350
247 km or 154 mi Wake Forest
$2169
247 km or 154 mi Georgetown
$3031
249 km or 155 mi Manassas
$2379
251 km or 156 mi Fairfax
$2803
251 km or 156 mi Greenbelt
$2774
253 km or 157 mi College Park
$3016
255 km or 158 mi Lower Township
$2644
256 km or 159 mi Centreville
$3338
256 km or 159 mi Silver Spring
$2223
256 km or 159 mi Bethesda
$2769