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Sendai vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Sendai is 9.3% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 35.6% less in Sendai
Groceries: pay 16.8% more in Sendai
Transportation: pay 95.8% more in Sendai
Housing: pay 35.3% more in Sendai
Childcare: pay 37.1% less in Sendai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.3% more in Sendai
Clothing: pay 27.4% less in Sendai

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

Sendai vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sendai instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 35.6% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Sendai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$193.93	$6.35 ¥1,014	-41.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$157.57	$4.67 ¥746	-47.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$30.93	$1.55 ¥248	-10.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.29	$0.74 ¥117	-43.6%
Average			-35.6%

Mexico City vs. Sendai - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.8% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Sendai
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$46.90	$1.17 ¥187	-55.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.03	$4.84 ¥773	-3.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$116.80	$5.31 ¥848	-18.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.57	$1.77 ¥283	-32.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$67.96	$3.31 ¥529	-12.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.46	$2.38 ¥381	+74.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.29	$0.98 ¥156	+22.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.39	$2.20 ¥351	+125.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.19	$1.63 ¥260	+79.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.12	$1.12 ¥179	+17.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.76	$0.89 ¥142	-10.6%
Average			+16.8%

Mexico City vs. Sendai - Cost of groceries

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pay 95.8% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Sendai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$91.77	$4.24 ¥676	-17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$349.08	$46.78 ¥7,468	+139.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$358K	$20,047.24 ¥3M	+0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.04	$15.97 ¥2,550	+261.0%
Average			+95.8%

Mexico City vs. Sendai - Cost of transportation

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pay 35.3% more for housing

	Mexico City	Sendai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$552.56	$30.07 ¥4,801	-2.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,276.81	$556.87 ¥88,906	-48.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,097.64	$317.41 ¥50,677	-53.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$667.39	$129.03 ¥20,600	+245.4%
Average			+35.3%

Mexico City vs. Sendai - Cost of housing

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pay 37.1% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Sendai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,688.01	$304.05 ¥48,543	-29.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$195K	$6,014.17 ¥960K	-44.8%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 17.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Sendai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.18	$3.34 ¥533	+2.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.12	$3.86 ¥617	+1.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$77.57	$4.68 ¥747	+7.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,044.00	$52.79 ¥8,428	-9.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$116.36	$12.03 ¥1,920	+84.7%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 27.4% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Sendai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,088.66	$60.14 ¥9,602	-1.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$858.79	$37.87 ¥6,046	-21.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,888.48	$49.00 ¥7,824	-53.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,981.19	$73.51 ¥11,736	-33.7%
Average			-27.4%

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