Sendai vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$3340
🏠 One person rent
$416
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$1147
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$497
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$1983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
24
😀 Quality of life
74
81
🏙️ Population
1.06M
693K

The cost of living in Sendai is 31% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5585th and 4152nd ($1010 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th and 64th in Japan and Spain, respectively. Check Japan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.3 months in Zaragoza. Sendai ranked 169th best city to live in Japan vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 2145th and 683rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Zaragoza

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Sendai Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.58
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$8348

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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 Zaragoza

Distance City Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi Huesca
$1201
76 km or 47 mi Tudela
$1462
126 km or 78 mi Lleida
$1264
144 km or 90 mi Pamplona
$1655
158 km or 98 mi Logrono
$1146
174 km or 108 mi Vinaros
$1493
187 km or 116 mi Tarragona
$1531
188 km or 117 mi Pau
$1347
193 km or 120 mi Tarbes
$1569
199 km or 123 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
200 km or 124 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
201 km or 125 mi Villarreal
$1267
202 km or 125 mi Irun
$1631
203 km or 126 mi Errenteria
$1674
205 km or 127 mi Cuenca
$1251
206 km or 128 mi San Sebastian
$1797
207 km or 128 mi Borriana
$1296
211 km or 131 mi Zarautz
$1616
211 km or 131 mi Biarritz
$1767
215 km or 133 mi Eibar
$1584
218 km or 136 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
222 km or 138 mi Guadalajara
$1226
223 km or 138 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
223 km or 139 mi Ordino
$1877
225 km or 140 mi Manresa
$1210
225 km or 140 mi Sagunto
$1415
241 km or 149 mi Terrassa
$1473
241 km or 150 mi Requena
$1461
243 km or 151 mi Rubi
$1580
244 km or 152 mi Burgos
$1343
245 km or 152 mi Alcala de Henares
$1697
246 km or 153 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
247 km or 153 mi Valencia
$1797
247 km or 153 mi Bilbao
$1746
248 km or 154 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
249 km or 155 mi Sabadell
$1685
250 km or 156 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
254 km or 158 mi Ripollet
$1708
255 km or 159 mi Portugalete
$1647
256 km or 159 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1671