cost
Cost of Living Index
Sendai78.5 / 100
Nagoya92.8 / 0
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
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Winner
Nagoya wins on 15 of 22 metrics compared to Sendai.
Top trade-offs
Sendai leads cost, health, and air quality; Nagoya leads safety, rent, and housing.
cost
Sendai
78.5
city
Nagoya
92.8
city
safety
Sendai
45.2
city
Nagoya
63.7
city
housing
Sendai
$2,605
city
Nagoya
$2,586
city
housing
Sendai
8.2x
city
Nagoya
8.1x
city
jobs
Sendai
$4,168/mo
city
Nagoya
$5,376/mo
city
jobs
Sendai
7.2%
city
Nagoya
7.1%
city
health
Sendai
60.3
city
Nagoya
82.4
city
health
Sendai
78.6 years
city
Nagoya
76.5 years
city
environment
Sendai
19.7 ug/m3
city
Nagoya
33.7 ug/m3
city
environment
Sendai
59.2
city
Nagoya
62.1
city
infrastructure
Sendai
133 Mbps
city
Nagoya
174 Mbps
city
demographics
Sendai
0.5%
city
Nagoya
0.1%
city
education
Sendai
76.2
city
Nagoya
85.7
city
transport
Sendai
89.1
city
Nagoya
90.8
city
safety
Sendai
22.5 per 100k
city
Nagoya
13.7 per 100k
city
safety
Sendai
61.8 per 100k
city
Nagoya
71.6 per 100k
city
health
Sendai
18.5%
city
Nagoya
24.4%
city
quality
Sendai
5.2
city
Nagoya
5.6
city
housing
Sendai
$13,252/sqm
city
Nagoya
$10,609/sqm
city
religion
Sendai
37.6%
city
Nagoya
52.5%
city
religion
Sendai
59.1%
city
Nagoya
50.6%
city
religion
Sendai
51.6%
city
Nagoya
66.4%
city