Memphis vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1769
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4344
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$1037
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1681
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$513
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.2
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4085
$2382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
67
73
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
633K
1.06M

The cost of living in Memphis is 72% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2436th and 5135th ($1769 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1929th and 282nd 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 2.3 months in Memphis compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Memphis ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 173rd and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Memphis Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.3
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.81
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.73
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$822
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1585
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1364
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.65
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$130
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1447
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27049
$6030

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Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$1841
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$1834
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$2153
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2138
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1830
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2151
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$1842
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$1867
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$2187
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1715
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1827
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$1972
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1785
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$2117
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1864
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1800
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1915
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1985
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$2038
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1650
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1875
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$2074
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1313
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$2030
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$2075
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1817
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1819
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1834
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1888
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1460
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1742
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$1968
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$2123
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$2045
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$1987
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2534
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1534
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1368
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1766
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2300

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011