Sendai vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2676
$8076
🏠 One person rent
$435
$1966
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$3466
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$863
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1888
$7242
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
81
😀 Quality of life
90
98
🏙️ Population
1.06M
449K

The cost of living in Sendai is 68% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5132nd and 59th ($1055 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 2nd in Japan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Japan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 156th and 5th 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
$6.36
$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$8.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.01%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.8
$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$120
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5986
$29610

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034

Cities near Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2873
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$2970
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$2960
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3032
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2893
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3059
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3099
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3426
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2379
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2419
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2252
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2897
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2262
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2931
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2891
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1555
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1609
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2614
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1731
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2464
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1641
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1382
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3233
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1453
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1434
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1442
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2643
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1267
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1286
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1656
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2352
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2717