Sendai vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$8190
🏠 One person rent
$459
$2018
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$3505
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$880
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$6770
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
81
😀 Quality of life
92
98
🏙️ Population
1.06M
447K

The cost of living in Sendai is 67% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4890th and 41st ($1111 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 3rd in Japan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Japan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 2 months in Zurich. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 91st and 6th 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
$6.64
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$9.29
 Cappuccino
$3.97
$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$44.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$132
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$20539

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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 Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3013
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3145
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3184
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3015
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3206
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3320
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3627
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2647
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2629
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2207
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3020
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2492
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3068
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2989
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1636
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1710
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2782
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1903
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2618
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1771
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1468
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3415
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1434
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1531
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2741
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1391
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1759
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2483
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2843