Sendai vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$459
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
38
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
1.06M
767K

The cost of living in Sendai is 11% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4890th and 4447th ($1111 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 4th in Japan and Croatia, respectively. Check Japan vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 91st and 748th 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
$6.64
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780