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Turkey

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Japan

Sendai vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Sendai is 3.8% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 30.4% less in Sendai
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Sendai
Transportation: pay 40.0% more in Sendai
Housing: pay 19.8% more in Sendai
Childcare: pay 79.5% less in Sendai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7% more in Sendai
Clothing: pay 33.6% less in Sendai

The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Sendai are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Sendai. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Sendai.

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Sendai vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sendai instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 30.4% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Sendai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 TRY500.19	$6.33 ¥1,001	-37.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 TRY475.18	$4.59 ¥726	-52.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 TRY84.48	$0.98 ¥155	-42.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 TRY36.34	$0.82 ¥130	+11.4%
Average			-30.4%

Ankara vs. Sendai - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Sendai
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 TRY48.17	$1.48 ¥234	+50.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 TRY252.83	$5.38 ¥851	+4.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 TRY221.92	$5.43 ¥859	+20.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 TRY132.81	$2.08 ¥329	-22.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 TRY121.99	$5.34 ¥845	+115.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 TRY43.82	$1.59 ¥251	+78.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 TRY49.64	$0.98 ¥154	-3.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 TRY29.26	$2.08 ¥329	+249.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 TRY38.20	$1.44 ¥229	+86.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.41	$1.15 ¥182	+292.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 TRY12.59	$1.05 ¥167	+311.4%
Average			+107.5%

Ankara vs. Sendai - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.0% more for transportation

	Ankara	Sendai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 TRY265.02	$4.11 ¥650	-23.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 TRY600.23	$37.96 ¥6,008	+211.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,777.71 TRY2M	$15,816.38 ¥3M	-67.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.82 TRY385.14	??
Average			+40.0%

Ankara vs. Sendai - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.8% more for housing

	Ankara	Sendai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.61 TRY866.83	$35.26 ¥5,581	+100.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$760.78 TRY37,446.68	$569.39 ¥90,126	-25.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$572.06 TRY28,157.64	$332.14 ¥52,573	-41.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.14 TRY3,550.93	$105.23 ¥16,656	+45.9%
Average			+19.8%

Ankara vs. Sendai - Cost of housing

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pay 79.5% less for childcare

	Ankara	Sendai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,048.06 TRY51,586.85	$227.76 ¥36,050	-78.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,763.76 TRY973K	$3,795.93 ¥601K	-80.8%
Average			-79.5%

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pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Sendai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.08 TRY250.09	$1.90 ¥300	-62.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.09 TRY201.41	$3.69 ¥585	-9.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 TRY110.04	$4.43 ¥701	+98.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.15 TRY3,551.33	$45.55 ¥7,210	-36.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY400.15	$10.12 ¥1,602	+24.5%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 33.6% less for clothing

	Ankara	Sendai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.73 TRY2,644.74	$56.94 ¥9,013	+6.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.06 TRY2,365.60	$33.74 ¥5,341	-29.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.21 TRY5,178.42	$35.01 ¥5,541	-66.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.84 TRY4,717.40	$53.78 ¥8,512	-43.9%
Average			-33.6%

Ankara vs. Sendai - Cost of clothing

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