Sendai vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$4545
🏠 One person rent
$402
$973
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1971
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$3962
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
73
46
😀 Quality of life
78
81
🏙️ Population
1.06M
398K

The cost of living in Sendai is 42% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 5135th and 2417th ($1026 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 1921st 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 Wichita. Sendai ranked 66th best city to live in Japan vs Wichita ranked 91st in the United States, while ranked 603rd and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.28
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$5.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$811
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$741
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$1561
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$1485
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$4.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$913
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$15991

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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 Wichita

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Derby
$1820
40 km or 25 mi Newton
$1703
66 km or 41 mi Hutchinson
$1239
111 km or 69 mi Ponca
$1728
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1575
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1784
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1827
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$1854
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1762
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1741
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1787
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1777
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1708
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1695
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1765
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1773
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1499
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1604
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1771
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1777
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1456
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1887
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1778
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$1996
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1880
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1969
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1943
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1956
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1944
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2157
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1836
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$2049
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1916
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2186
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2154
270 km or 168 mi Overland Park
$2242
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2171
274 km or 171 mi Norman
$2144
275 km or 171 mi Belton
$2147
276 km or 172 mi Prairie Village
$2187