Sendai vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sendai	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1055	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2676	$4066
🏠 One person rent	$435	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$823	$1595
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1888	$2512
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	46
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	1.06M	750K

The cost of living in Sendai is 41% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 5132nd and 2455th ($1055 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 78th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Sendai compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 156th and 258th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Winnipeg

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	Sendai	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.36	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$606	$1408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.3	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.01%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2230	$3061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1285	$2813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.8	$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.4	$74.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.2	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5986	$11629

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Cities near Sendai

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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1296
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1871
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1666
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1787
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2105
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1680
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1701
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1813
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2175
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1759
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1698
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2028
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1423
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1540
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2390
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2435
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2682
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2401
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1656
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2557
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2331
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2280
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2281
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2255
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2275
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2264
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2308
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2157
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2699