Jacksonville vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jacksonville	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2364	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5468	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$2461	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3990	$1888
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	56	72
😀 Quality of life	87	90
🏙️ Population	950K	1.06M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 124% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1022nd and 5132nd ($2364 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 935th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Jacksonville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 293rd and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Sendai

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	Jacksonville	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2044	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3106	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2417	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.2	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.42	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1306	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11096	$5986

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2336
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897

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