Sendai vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$4315
🏠 One person rent
$414
$978
🏘️ Family rent
$669
$1646
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1115
$3547
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
46
😀 Quality of life
74
81
🏙️ Population
1.06M
398K

The cost of living in Sendai is 44% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 5531st and 2761st ($1007 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 360th and 1934th 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 1.1 months in Sendai compared to 2 months in Wichita. Sendai ranked 228th best city to live in Japan vs Wichita ranked 204th in the United States, while ranked 2040th and 610th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Wichita

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Sendai Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$5.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$705
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$1253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.71%
6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$1491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$8.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$9.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.7
$109
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4242
$15897

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014

Cities near Wichita

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Derby
$1859
40 km or 25 mi Newton
$1750
66 km or 41 mi Hutchinson
$1296
111 km or 69 mi Ponca
$1449
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1597
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1357
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1809
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$1908
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1833
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1830
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1790
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1836
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1574
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1902
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1853
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1901
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1505
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1702
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1904
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1902
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1832
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1917
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1646
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$2173
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1871
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1931
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1942
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1952
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1924
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2327
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1824
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$2008
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1885
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2372
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2307
270 km or 168 mi Overland Park
$2499
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2349
274 km or 171 mi Norman
$2085
275 km or 171 mi Belton
$1846
276 km or 172 mi Prairie Village
$2357