Sendai vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$1343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$3307
🏠 One person rent
$416
$606
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$1036
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$2765
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
74
95
🏙️ Population
1.06M
3.76M

The cost of living in Sendai is 25% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 5585th and 4482nd ($1010 vs $1343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th and 17th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 2.1 months in Yokohama. Ranked 169th vs 2nd best cities to live in Japan, and 2145th vs 26th 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
$5.58
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$2.69
 Cappuccino
$3.85
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$811
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$413
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$82.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$6364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$3332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$43.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$16118

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022

Cities near Yokohama

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1399
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1127
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1104
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1126
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1100
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$957
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1138
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$980
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$909
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1154
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1056
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$993
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$982
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1116
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1160
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1104
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1073
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$992
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1176
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1698
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$981
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1076
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1118
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1137
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$985
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1116
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1096
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1155
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1035
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1102
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1144
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1097
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1107
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1130