Sendai vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$3386
🏠 One person rent
$402
$617
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1249
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$2495
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
78
97
🏙️ Population
1.06M
3.76M

The cost of living in Sendai is 23% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 5135th and 4092nd ($1026 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 9th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.9 months in Yokohama. Ranked 66th vs 2nd best cities to live in Japan, and 603rd vs 7th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Yokohama

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Sendai Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.28
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$1388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$1015
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$5530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$2908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$65.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$13431

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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 Yokohama

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1101
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1068
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1060
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1166
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1070
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$1130
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1136
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1127
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$1075
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$1167
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1099
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1112
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$1110
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$1267
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1069
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1115
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1064
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1041
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$1020
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1117
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1556
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$1126
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1091
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1054
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1091
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$999
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1067
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1065
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1042
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1045
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1062
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1057
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1056