Cost of Living Comparison Between Sendai and Osaka Cost of Living Comparison Between Sendai and Osaka

🙂 Solo nomad: Sendai is 4.5% cheaper than Osaka without rent, and 9.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sendai is 0.4% cheaper than Osaka without rent, and 8.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.75 ¥1,061

$7.12 ¥1,119

-5.20%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.72 ¥5,455

$34.76 ¥5,462

-0.12%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.73 ¥743

$4.81 ¥756

-1.66%

Cappuccino

$3.85 ¥605

$3.26 ¥512

18.10%

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

$1.61 ¥254

$1.13 ¥177

42.48%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.80 ¥125

$0.75 ¥118

6.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.44 ¥540

$2.82 ¥443

21.99%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.50 ¥549

$4.26 ¥669

-17.84%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.42 ¥224

$1.51 ¥238

-5.96%

White Bread (500g)

$1.19 ¥186

$1.44 ¥227

-17.36%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.76 ¥592

$4.62 ¥726

-18.61%

Eggs

$1.81 ¥285

$2.34 ¥368

-22.65%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.95 ¥1,563

$10.44 ¥1,640

-4.69%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.69 ¥1,208

$6.52 ¥1,025

17.94%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.97 ¥1,566

$19.16 ¥3,011

-47.96%

Apples (1kg)

$5.55 ¥871

$3.50 ¥551

58.57%

Banana (1kg)

$2.30 ¥361

$2.11 ¥332

9.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.97 ¥781

$2.59 ¥407

91.89%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.62 ¥569

$4.36 ¥684

-16.97%

Potato (1kg)

$2.52 ¥397

$1.73 ¥272

45.66%

Onion (1kg)

$2.02 ¥317

$1.23 ¥194

64.23%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.19 ¥187

$1.34 ¥210

-11.19%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.76 ¥119

$0.84 ¥132

-9.52%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.76 ¥747

$3.82 ¥600

24.61%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.27 ¥1,457

$9.28 ¥1,459

-0.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.05 ¥323

$2.08 ¥326

-1.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.82 ¥443

$2.94 ¥461

-4.08%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.77 ¥278

$1.67 ¥263

5.99%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$47.63 ¥7,484

$35.12 ¥5,517

35.62%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.55 ¥872

$4.55 ¥715

21.98%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.36 ¥214

$3.40 ¥533

-60.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$19.58 ¥3,076

$23.39 ¥3,675

-16.29%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 ¥184

$1.23 ¥193

-4.88%

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

$20.7K ¥3.3M

$23.2K ¥3.6M

-10.70%

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

$27.6K ¥4.3M

$17.0K ¥2.7M

62.12%

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

$176 ¥27.7K

$133 ¥20.9K

32.52%

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

$23.38 ¥3,673

$26.82 ¥4,214

-12.83%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.56 ¥4,959

$29.97 ¥4,709

5.31%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$55.2 ¥8,676

$58.8 ¥9,237

-6.07%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.64 ¥2,144

$20.39 ¥3,204

-33.10%

Cinema Ticket

$12.42 ¥1,952

$12.38 ¥1,945

0.32%

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

$316 ¥49.6K

$68.3 ¥10.7K

362.29%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,291 ¥988.4K

$10.4K ¥1.6M

-39.71%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$62.6 ¥9,832

$44.26 ¥6,955

41.39%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.98 ¥6,125

$28.56 ¥4,487

36.48%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$51.0 ¥8,009

$66.8 ¥10.5K

-23.65%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$77.0 ¥12.1K

$96.7 ¥15.2K

-20.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$448 ¥70.4K

$741 ¥116.5K

-39.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$325 ¥51.0K

$473 ¥74.3K

-31.39%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$817 ¥128.3K

$1,294 ¥203.4K

-36.92%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$627 ¥98.5K

$812 ¥127.6K

-22.80%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,731 ¥429.1K

$6,059 ¥952.0K

-54.93%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,454 ¥228.4K

$2,065 ¥324.4K

-29.60%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,183 ¥185.9K

$2,007 ¥315.4K

-41.04%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

1.81

65.75%

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

Last update for Sendai: February 28, 2026

Last update for Osaka: March 1, 2026

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