Fresno vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5290
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$1530
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$2614
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$1888
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
42
72
😀 Quality of life
78
90
🏙️ Population
542K
1.06M

The cost of living in Fresno is 125% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1005th and 5132nd ($2371 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 920th and 324th 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 1.6 months in Fresno compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Fresno ranked 188th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 659th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fresno Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.5
$3.32
 Cappuccino
$4.85
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1417
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1287
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2393
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2299
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.9
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2801
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.9
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.83
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.18
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.61
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.7
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12984
$5986

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2361
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2490
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2506
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2773
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2501
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2453
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2494
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2559
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2120
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2303
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2599
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2154
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2370
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2775
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2555
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2603
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2490
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2422
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2588
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2792
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2801
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2934
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2740
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2346
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2571
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2433
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2238
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3006
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$2033
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3074
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2306
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2622
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3090
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2646
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3437
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2536
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2135
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$1995
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2717
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2170

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034