cost
Cost of Living Index
Sendai
78.5
city
Tokyo
58.5
city
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.
Bars show source values for selected metrics.
Winner
Tokyo wins on 14 of 26 metrics compared to Sendai.
cost
Sendai
78.5
city
Tokyo
58.5
city
safety
Sendai
45.2
city
Tokyo
64.2
city
housing
Sendai
$2,605
city
Tokyo
$2,608
city
jobs
Sendai
$4,168/mo
city
Tokyo
$2,481/mo
city
health
Sendai
60.3
city
Tokyo
76.4
city
environment
Sendai
19.7 ug/m3
city
Tokyo
34.6 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Sendai
133 Mbps
city
Tokyo
202 Mbps
city
demographics
Sendai
0.5%
city
Tokyo
1.8%
city
economy
Sendai
$2,723/mo
city
Tokyo
$4,990/mo
city
economy
Sendai
9.7%
city
Tokyo
4.9%
city
education
Sendai
76.2
city
Tokyo
84.5
city
environment
Sendai
14.6 ug/m3
city
Tokyo
28.6 ug/m3
city
environment
Sendai
59.2
city
Tokyo
46.2
city
health
Sendai
78.6 years
city
Tokyo
84.2 years
city
health
Sendai
18.5%
city
Tokyo
24.7%
city
housing
Sendai
8.2x
city
Tokyo
14.4x
city
housing
Sendai
$3,468/mo
city
Tokyo
$2,665/mo
city
housing
Sendai
$13,252/sqm
city
Tokyo
$6,157/sqm
city
jobs
Sendai
7.2%
city
Tokyo
7.2%
city
quality
Sendai
5.2
city
Tokyo
3.8
city
religion
Sendai
37.6%
city
Tokyo
53.2%
city
religion
Sendai
59.1%
city
Tokyo
38.7%
city
religion
Sendai
51.6%
city
Tokyo
68.3%
city
safety
Sendai
61.8 per 100k
city
Tokyo
55.8 per 100k
city
safety
Sendai
22.5 per 100k
city
Tokyo
29.2 per 100k
city
transport
Sendai
89.1
city
Tokyo
66
city