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Sendai vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Sendai is 32.3% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 6.9% more in Sendai
Groceries: pay 83.4% more in Sendai
Transportation: pay 38.3% more in Sendai
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Sendai
Childcare: pay 14.2% less in Sendai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.6% more in Sendai
Clothing: pay 31.1% less in Sendai

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

Sendai vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.9% more for restaurants

	Quito	Sendai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$6.35 ¥1,001	+27.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$4.67 ¥737	-36.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$1.55 ¥245	+37.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.74 ¥116	+0.2%
Average			+6.9%

Quito vs. Sendai - Cost of restaurants

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pay 83.4% more for groceries

	Quito	Sendai
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$1.17 ¥184	-27.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$4.84 ¥764	+15.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$5.31 ¥838	+30.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$1.77 ¥279	-27.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$3.31 ¥523	-5.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$2.38 ¥376	+144.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.98 ¥155	+92.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$2.20 ¥346	+362.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$1.63 ¥257	+178.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$1.12 ¥177	+65.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.89 ¥140	+89.4%
Average			+83.4%

Quito vs. Sendai - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.3% more for transportation

	Quito	Sendai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$4.24 ¥668	+61.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	$46.78 ¥7,379	+73.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$20,047.24 ¥3,162,383	+0.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$15.97 ¥2,519	+18.3%
Average			+38.3%

Quito vs. Sendai - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Quito	Sendai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$30.07 ¥4,744	+5.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$556.87 ¥87,844	+24.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$317.41 ¥50,071	+0.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$129.03 ¥20,354	+414.8%
Average			+111.2%

Quito vs. Sendai - Cost of housing

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pay 14.2% less for childcare

	Quito	Sendai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$304.05 ¥47,963	+7.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$6,014.17 ¥948,715	-35.7%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Sendai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$3.34 ¥527	+40.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$3.86 ¥609	+30.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$4.68 ¥738	-22.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$52.79 ¥8,328	+37.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$12.03 ¥1,897	+71.8%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 31.1% less for clothing

	Quito	Sendai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$60.14 ¥9,487
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$37.87 ¥5,973	-19.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$49.00 ¥7,730	-53.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$73.51 ¥11,595	-20.8%
Average			-31.1%

Quito vs. Sendai - Cost of clothing

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