Sendai vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$1327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$3027
🏠 One person rent
$402
$691
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$1622
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
27
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
1.06M
673K

The cost of living in Sendai is 23% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5135th and 4103rd ($1026 vs $1327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 50th in Japan and Spain, respectively. Check Japan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Sendai ranked 66th best city to live in Japan vs Zaragoza ranked 32nd in Spain, while ranked 603rd and 1412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.28
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$518
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$1289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$73.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$4398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$2390
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$44
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$7028

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance City Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi Huesca
$1112
76 km or 47 mi Tudela
$1260
126 km or 78 mi Lleida
$1023
144 km or 90 mi Pamplona
$1340
158 km or 98 mi Logrono
$1142
174 km or 108 mi Vinaros
$1234
187 km or 116 mi Tarragona
$1148
188 km or 117 mi Pau
$1353
193 km or 120 mi Tarbes
$1364
199 km or 123 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
200 km or 124 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
201 km or 125 mi Villarreal
$1128
202 km or 125 mi Irun
$1362
203 km or 126 mi Errenteria
$1384
205 km or 127 mi Cuenca
$1139
206 km or 128 mi San Sebastian
$1530
207 km or 128 mi Borriana
$1147
211 km or 131 mi Zarautz
$1360
211 km or 131 mi Biarritz
$1718
215 km or 133 mi Eibar
$1334
218 km or 136 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
222 km or 138 mi Guadalajara
$1138
223 km or 138 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
223 km or 139 mi Ordino
$1593
225 km or 140 mi Manresa
$1076
225 km or 140 mi Sagunto
$1262
241 km or 149 mi Terrassa
$1409
241 km or 150 mi Requena
$1241
243 km or 151 mi Rubi
$1421
244 km or 152 mi Burgos
$1109
245 km or 152 mi Alcala de Henares
$1156
246 km or 153 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
247 km or 153 mi Valencia
$1437
247 km or 153 mi Bilbao
$1501
248 km or 154 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
249 km or 155 mi Sabadell
$1443
250 km or 156 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
254 km or 158 mi Ripollet
$1562
255 km or 159 mi Portugalete
$1404
256 km or 159 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1219