Sendai vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$1336
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$3311
🏠 One person rent
$460
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$997
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$2542
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
90
97
🏙️ Population
1.06M
3.76M

The cost of living in Sendai is 20% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 5094th and 4404th ($1069 vs $1336) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 17th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sendai compared to 1.9 months in Yokohama. Ranked 7th vs 2nd best cities to live in Japan, and 242nd vs 15th 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
$6.27
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$1167
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$6388
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$42.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$18032

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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 Yokohama

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1354
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1071
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1051
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1076
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1017
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1054
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$959
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1139
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$958
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$935
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1115
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1046
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$983
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$968
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1067
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1113
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1058
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1076
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1068
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1040
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$1021
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1125
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1698
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$971
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1078
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1073
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1088
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$971
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1029
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1050
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1085
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1068
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1050
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1073