Sendai vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$4283
🏠 One person rent
$460
$1132
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$2002
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$521
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$3299
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
17
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
1.06M
216K

The cost of living in Sendai is 43% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 5094th and 2432nd ($1069 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 3rd in Japan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Japan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sendai compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 242nd and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Wellington

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Sendai Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$12047

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013

Cities near Wellington

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1838
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1743
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1709
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1612
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1254
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1252
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1379
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1396
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1425
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1480
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1237
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1493
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1638
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1423
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1312
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1383
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1612
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1678
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1847
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1499
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1678
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1716
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$1961
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1675
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1536
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1461
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1250
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$2086
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1811