Sendai vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sendai	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1069	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$460	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$750	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1516	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	45
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	1.06M	750K

The cost of living in Sendai is 41% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 5094th and 2674th ($1069 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 79th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 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 242nd and 251st 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	$6.27	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.84	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.54	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$497	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$798	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$503	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.98%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2230	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1261	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.63	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.5	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5899	$11646

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Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$989
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$992
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$986
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$988
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$989
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$983
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$988
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$972
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$979
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$969
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$966
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$995
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$997
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$992
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$994
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$951
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1002
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$955
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$967
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$953
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$972
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$969
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1001
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$959
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1001
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$921
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$929
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$950
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$951
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$980
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1006
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$964
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$959
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1010
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1011
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$963
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$977
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1013

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714