Sendai vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$459
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
44
😀 Quality of life
92
66
🏙️ Population
1.06M
418K

The cost of living in Sendai is 2% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4890th and 5025th ($1111 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 1st in Japan and Albania, respectively. Check Japan vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 91st and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$5212

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050