Sendai vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2676
$4240
🏠 One person rent
$435
$1109
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$1980
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1888
$2916
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
17
😀 Quality of life
90
85
🏙️ Population
1.06M
216K

The cost of living in Sendai is 43% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 5132nd and 2289th ($1055 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 4th in Japan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Japan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Sendai compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 156th and 356th 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
$6.36
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$6.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$1097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$938
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.01%
6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$5940
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.8
$99.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$6.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$68.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5986
$11415

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034

Cities near Wellington

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1751
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1607
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1676
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1560
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1248
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1253
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1444
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1475
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1457
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1144
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1248
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1433
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1847
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1418
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1182
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1506
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1524
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1652
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1717
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1493
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1736
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1709
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$1968
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1670
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1746
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1435
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1213
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$1921
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1242
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1416
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$2099
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2539
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1448
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2252
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1652
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1824
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1584
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2106
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1604