Jacksonville vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$2419
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$661
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$353
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$1272
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	56	73
😀 Quality of life	87	74
🏙️ Population	950K	1.06M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 120% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1439th and 5585th ($2224 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Jacksonville ranked 106th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 343rd and 2145th 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	$20.1	$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$3.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$5002

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860

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