Cost of Living Comparison Between Sendai and Okinawa Cost of Living Comparison Between Sendai and Okinawa

🙂 Solo nomad: Sendai is 19.5% cheaper than Okinawa without rent, and 15.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sendai is 14.5% cheaper than Okinawa without rent, and 17.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.75 ¥1,061

$8.10 ¥1,273

-16.67%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.72 ¥5,455

$40.96 ¥6,436

-15.23%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.73 ¥743

$5.92 ¥930

-20.10%

Cappuccino

$3.85 ¥605

$3.42 ¥537

12.57%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.61 ¥254

$1.32 ¥207

21.97%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.80 ¥125

$0.92 ¥145

-13.04%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.44 ¥540

$3.49 ¥549

-1.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.50 ¥549

$4.79 ¥752

-26.93%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.42 ¥224

$1.93 ¥303

-26.42%

White Bread (500g)

$1.19 ¥186

$2.33 ¥366

-48.93%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.76 ¥592

$4.87 ¥765

-22.79%

Eggs

$1.81 ¥285

$2.11 ¥332

-14.22%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.95 ¥1,563

$16.57 ¥2,603

-39.95%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.69 ¥1,208

$10.86 ¥1,706

-29.19%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.97 ¥1,566

$26.50 ¥4,164

-62.38%

Apples (1kg)

$5.55 ¥871

$5.07 ¥797

9.47%

Banana (1kg)

$2.30 ¥361

$2.60 ¥409

-11.54%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.97 ¥781

$3.10 ¥487

60.32%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.62 ¥569

$5.64 ¥886

-35.82%

Potato (1kg)

$2.52 ¥397

$3.70 ¥582

-31.89%

Onion (1kg)

$2.02 ¥317

$2.84 ¥447

-28.87%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.19 ¥187

$1.57 ¥247

-24.20%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.76 ¥119

$0.86 ¥134

-11.63%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.76 ¥747

$4.91 ¥772

-3.05%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.27 ¥1,457

$8.64 ¥1,357

7.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.05 ¥323

$1.74 ¥273

17.82%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.82 ¥443

$2.88 ¥453

-2.08%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.77 ¥278

$1.62 ¥255

9.26%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$47.63 ¥7,484

$34.23 ¥5,379

39.15%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.55 ¥872

$4.10 ¥645

35.37%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.36 ¥214

$3.74 ¥588

-63.64%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$19.58 ¥3,076

$12.59 ¥1,977

55.52%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 ¥184

$1.21 ¥189

-3.31%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$20.7K ¥3.3M

$23.3K ¥3.7M

-11.34%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$27.6K ¥4.3M

$17.2K ¥2.7M

60.45%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$176 ¥27.7K

$174 ¥27.3K

1.58%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$23.38 ¥3,673

$27.80 ¥4,368

-15.90%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.56 ¥4,959

$32.07 ¥5,039

-1.59%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$55.2 ¥8,676

$52.6 ¥8,265

4.98%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.64 ¥2,144

$7.02 ¥1,104

94.30%

Cinema Ticket

$12.42 ¥1,952

$12.30 ¥1,932

0.98%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$316 ¥49.6K

$344 ¥54.0K

-8.03%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,291 ¥988.4K

$13.4K ¥2.1M

-53.13%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$62.6 ¥9,832

$47.98 ¥7,539

30.43%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.98 ¥6,125

$29.42 ¥4,622

32.49%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$51.0 ¥8,009

$73.1 ¥11.5K

-30.30%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$77.0 ¥12.1K

$91.7 ¥14.4K

-16.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$448 ¥70.4K

$445 ¥69.9K

0.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$325 ¥51.0K

$404 ¥63.5K

-19.70%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$817 ¥128.3K

$952 ¥149.6K

-14.26%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$627 ¥98.5K

$757 ¥118.9K

-17.18%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,731 ¥429.1K

$8,462 ¥1.3M

-67.73%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,454 ¥228.4K

$1,201 ¥188.7K

21.03%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,183 ¥185.9K

$1,355 ¥213.0K

-12.69%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

50.00%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Sendai: February 28, 2026

Last update for Okinawa: March 1, 2026

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