Memphis vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4406
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1052
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$1518
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3391
$1272
😷 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 83% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2663rd and 5585th ($1851 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1875th 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 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Memphis ranked 112th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 362nd and 2145th 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
$15.2
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$841
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1430
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1222
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.6
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1671
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1396
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.8
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1700
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27314
$5002

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Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2378
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2129
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1881
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1953
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1866
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2030
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2266
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2122
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1997
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1752
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1867
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2070
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1745
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1605
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1667
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1631
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1836
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1915
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1545
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1885
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1980
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1425
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1962
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1951
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1817
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1763
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1747
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1992
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1703
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1703
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2023
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1852
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1718
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2085
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2366
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1421
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1405
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1815
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2822

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