Sendai vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sendai	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1026	$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2624	$7509
🏠 One person rent	$402	$2032
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$3829
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2382	$6776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	78	95
🏙️ Population	1.06M	690K

The cost of living in Sendai is 67% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 5135th and 96th ($1026 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 82nd 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 2.2 months in Washington. Sendai ranked 66th best city to live in Japan vs Washington ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 603rd and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Washington

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	Sendai	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.28	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$8.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.5	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.7	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.99%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2219	$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1298	$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.94	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.35	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.6	$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6030	$28279

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Cities near Sendai

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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2369
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2215
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2325
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2730
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2362
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2258
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2714
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2428
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2518
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2522
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3110
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2591
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2674
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2426
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2863
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2849
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2421
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2685
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2197
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2308
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1876
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2433
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1906
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2255
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1846