Sendai vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$2220
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$4783
🏠 One person rent
$402
$1400
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$2268
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$2523
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
17
😀 Quality of life
78
85
🏙️ Population
1.06M
419K

The cost of living in Sendai is 54% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 5135th and 1237th ($1026 vs $2220) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 2nd in Japan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Japan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.1 months in Wellington. Sendai ranked 66th best city to live in Japan vs Wellington ranked 4th in New Zealand, while ranked 603rd and 293rd 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
$5.28
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$7.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$1345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$1957
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$7994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$6.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$5.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$23.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$13015

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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 Wellington

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1777
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1744
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1679
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1579
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1230
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1365
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1500
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1454
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1113
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1346
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1207
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1800
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1563
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1200
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1701
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1524
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1754
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1842
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1643
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1994
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1960
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$2279
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1885
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1664
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1398
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1388
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$1925
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1353
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1430
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$1998
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2741
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1461
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2348
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1648
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1903
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1691
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2203
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1597