Sendai vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$8778
🏠 One person rent
$460
$2299
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$4069
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$919
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$8151
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
81
😀 Quality of life
90
100
🏙️ Population
1.06M
449K

The cost of living in Sendai is 71% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5094th and 23rd ($1069 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 3rd in Japan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Japan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sendai compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 242nd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Zurich

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Sendai Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$9.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$22875

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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 Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3153
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3207
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3225
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3207
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3180
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3381
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3836
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2747
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2699
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1684
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2489
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3197
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2650
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3231
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3175
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1705
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1766
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2924
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2694
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1810
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1537
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3565
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1593
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1694
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1698
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2964
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1397
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1447
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1839
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2443
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3041