Sendai vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$3309
🏠 One person rent
$460
$761
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$1163
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$1744
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
26
😀 Quality of life
90
77
🏙️ Population
1.06M
687K

The cost of living in Sendai is 27% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5094th and 4103rd ($1069 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 61st in Japan and Spain, respectively. Check Japan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sendai compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 242nd and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$8269

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Cities near Sendai

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 Zaragoza

Distance City Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi Huesca
$1157
76 km or 47 mi Tudela
$1414
126 km or 78 mi Lleida
$1229
144 km or 90 mi Pamplona
$1585
158 km or 98 mi Logrono
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Vinaros
$1468
187 km or 116 mi Tarragona
$1445
188 km or 117 mi Pau
$1318
193 km or 120 mi Tarbes
$1531
199 km or 123 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1685
200 km or 124 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
201 km or 125 mi Villarreal
$1212
202 km or 125 mi Irun
$1571
203 km or 126 mi Errenteria
$1596
205 km or 127 mi Cuenca
$1217
206 km or 128 mi San Sebastian
$1673
207 km or 128 mi Borriana
$1239
211 km or 131 mi Zarautz
$1566
211 km or 131 mi Biarritz
$1740
215 km or 133 mi Eibar
$1523
218 km or 136 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Guadalajara
$1194
223 km or 138 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
223 km or 139 mi Ordino
$1839
225 km or 140 mi Manresa
$1200
225 km or 140 mi Sagunto
$1363
241 km or 149 mi Terrassa
$1590
241 km or 150 mi Requena
$1407
243 km or 151 mi Rubi
$1598
244 km or 152 mi Burgos
$1343
245 km or 152 mi Alcala de Henares
$1573
246 km or 153 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
247 km or 153 mi Valencia
$1703
247 km or 153 mi Bilbao
$1660
248 km or 154 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
249 km or 155 mi Sabadell
$1637
250 km or 156 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
254 km or 158 mi Ripollet
$1687
255 km or 159 mi Portugalete
$1572
256 km or 159 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1581