Memphis vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1917
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4608
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$1113
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$1707
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3719
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
66
73
😀 Quality of life
87
74
🏙️ Population
633K
1.06M

The cost of living in Memphis is 90% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2305th and 5531st ($1917 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1739th and 360th 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 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Memphis ranked 96th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 311th and 2040th 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
$16.6
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.3
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1107
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1660
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1418
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.6
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.01%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1785
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.79
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.6
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1698
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27334
$4242

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Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2185
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1891
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1979
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1888
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2058
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2300
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2171
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1985
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1782
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1890
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2079
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1838
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1588
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1534
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1638
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1816
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1883
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1525
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1862
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1922
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1427
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1940
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1868
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1818
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1756
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1749
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1968
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1725
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1686
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2027
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1812
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1666
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2074
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2291
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1429
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1427
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1829
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2809

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014