Memphis vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1891
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4432
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$1087
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$1566
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$571
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.8
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3456
$1516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
66
72
😀 Quality of life
89
90
🏙️ Population
633K
1.06M

The cost of living in Memphis is 77% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2352nd and 5094th ($1891 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1822nd and 139th 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 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Memphis ranked 93rd best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 293rd and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Sendai

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Memphis Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.05
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.51
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$978
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1417
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.8
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1517
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1503
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.4
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.09
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.68
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1574
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27140
$5899

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Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2392
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2182
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2021
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1854
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2087
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2306
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1994
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1749
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1858
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2034
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1635
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1670
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1837
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1813
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1637
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1843
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1948
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1593
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1878
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$2033
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1404
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1960
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$2007
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1818
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1763
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1783
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1966
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1685
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1710
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2041
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1889
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1828
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2165
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2609
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1397
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1354
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1830
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2855

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013