Fresno vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2485
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5571
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1592
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$2728
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3630
$1272
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
42
73
😀 Quality of life
83
74
🏙️ Population
542K
1.06M

The cost of living in Fresno is 146% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 909th and 5585th ($2485 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 415th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fresno compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Fresno ranked 183rd best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 558th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Sendai

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Fresno Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.8
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.03
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$5.11
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1505
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2435
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.5
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.09%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2696
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3015
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.4
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.83
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.22
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1123
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12990
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2440
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2523
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2517
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2562
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2494
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2454
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2454
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2547
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2107
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2276
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2435
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2391
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2797
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2565
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2605
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2440
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2390
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2608
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2851
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2854
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2992
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2768
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2300
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2586
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2445
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2276
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3017
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1940
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3067
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2261
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2651
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3181
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2658
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3676
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2468
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2089
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$1923
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2864
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2280

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022