Sendai vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$1965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$4756
🏠 One person rent
$459
$1021
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$1866
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$2834
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
73
98
😀 Quality of life
92
94
🏙️ Population
1.06M
1.97M

The cost of living in Sendai is 43% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 4890th and 1964th ($1111 vs $1965) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 1st in Japan and Austria, respectively. Check Japan vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.4 months in Vienna. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 91st and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$67.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$5.48
 Cappuccino
$3.97
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$331
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$9775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$6353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$6.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$15069

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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
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1681
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1772
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1698
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1188
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1307
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1234
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1653
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$860
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1632
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$989
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1136
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1051
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1197
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$789
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$788
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1344
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1436
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$935
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1211
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1130
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1062
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1424
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1067
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1094
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1016
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1764
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1563
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1220
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1137
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1690
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1616
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1604
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$938
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898