Sendai vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2676
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$435
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$1071
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1888
$1581
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
38
😀 Quality of life
90
76
🏙️ Population
1.06M
767K

The cost of living in Sendai is 16% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 5132nd and 4331st ($1055 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 4th in Japan and Croatia, respectively. Check Japan vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Sendai compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 156th and 843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Zagreb

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Sendai Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.36
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.01%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.8
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5986
$10861

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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 Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1101
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$912
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1080
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1008
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1116
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1082
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1157
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$842
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$711
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$556
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$659
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1468
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$558
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1152
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1261
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$750
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1303
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1594
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$803
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$750
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1653
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1421
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$701
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$847
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$985
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$848
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1263
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1223
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1582
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1247
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1263
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1323
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$941
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1122
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$603
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$786
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1307
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$958
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$919
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$747