Sendai vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$4145
🏠 One person rent
$459
$1071
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$1872
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$1966
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
92
83
🏙️ Population
1.06M
1.86M

The cost of living in Sendai is 38% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 4890th and 2592nd ($1111 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 1st in Japan and Poland, respectively. Check Japan vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 91st and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Warsaw

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Sendai Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$4.93
 Cappuccino
$3.97
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$8.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$13474

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1443
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1406
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1128
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1136
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$931
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$932
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1103
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1042
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1185
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1104
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1224
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$916
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$889
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$1005
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1085
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1022
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1257
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1021
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1200
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1002
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1134
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$527
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$957
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1160
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1099
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1057
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1053
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1118
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1047
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$935
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1101
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1068
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1118
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1096
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1061
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$839
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$390