Sendai vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$4836
🏠 One person rent
$459
$998
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$2208
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$3778
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
73
46
😀 Quality of life
92
81
🏙️ Population
1.06M
398K

The cost of living in Sendai is 39% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4890th and 2435th ($1111 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 1891st 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 2.1 months in Wichita. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Wichita ranked 124th in the United States, while ranked 91st and 488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$5.04
 Cappuccino
$3.97
$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$16129

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057

Cities near Wichita

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Derby
$1843
40 km or 25 mi Newton
$1727
66 km or 41 mi Hutchinson
$1243
111 km or 69 mi Ponca
$1685
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1500
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1596
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1832
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$2026
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1841
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1755
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1807
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1732
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1577
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1835
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1772
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1854
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1515
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1580
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1835
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1840
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1690
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1899
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1765
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$2100
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1864
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1961
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1919
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1953
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1931
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2258
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1874
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$2045
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1909
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2308
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2231
270 km or 168 mi Overland Park
$2433
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2316
274 km or 171 mi Norman
$2179
275 km or 171 mi Belton
$1802
276 km or 172 mi Prairie Village
$2287