Memphis vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1874
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4389
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$1092
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$1592
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3516
$1888
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
67
72
😀 Quality of life
87
90
🏙️ Population
633K
1.06M

The cost of living in Memphis is 78% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2179th and 5132nd ($1874 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1817th 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 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Memphis ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 279th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Memphis Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.47
$3.32
 Cappuccino
$5.05
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$976
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1292
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1489
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1490
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.63
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.07
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.4
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1469
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27369
$5986

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Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2134
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$2062
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2070
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1865
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2077
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2268
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2117
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$2009
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1781
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1874
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2048
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1717
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1946
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1831
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1882
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1645
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1830
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1930
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1617
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1856
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1999
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1350
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1989
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1958
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1828
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1774
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1806
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1943
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1649
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1728
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2031
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1839
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1772
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2075
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2607
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1438
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1322
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1855
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2738

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