Sendai vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sendai	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1111	$1330
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$3121
🏠 One person rent	$459	$661
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$1063
🍽️ Food expenses	$400	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2543	$1616
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	27
😀 Quality of life	92	73
🏙️ Population	1.06M	683K

The cost of living in Sendai is 16% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4890th and 4271st ($1111 vs $1330) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 67th 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 6th best city to live in Japan vs Zaragoza ranked 41st in Spain, while ranked 91st and 1465th 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	$6.64	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.6	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.98%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2390	$4520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1362	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.5	$45.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.2	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.3	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.9	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$320	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6369	$7709

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Cities near Sendai

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

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1094
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1314
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1309
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1464
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1016
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1391
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1240
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1399
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1439
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1500
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1528
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1162
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1623
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1244
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1495
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1697
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1436
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1688
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1105
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1274
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1491
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1317
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1494
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1220
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1581
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1522
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1577
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1573
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1439
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471