Mesa vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mesa Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2425
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5586
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$2692
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$679
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.6
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4753
$2382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
67
73
😀 Quality of life
74
78
🏙️ Population
504K
1.06M

The cost of living in Mesa is 136% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 807th and 5135th ($2425 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 730th 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 months in Mesa compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Mesa ranked 293rd best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 1211th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mesa Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.55
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.5
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1575
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1189
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2507
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2344
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.1
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2944
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2950
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.7
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.74
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.76
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.7
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1084
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10431
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Gilbert
$2392
10 km or 6.5 mi Tempe
$2381
12 km or 7.7 mi Scottsdale
$2459
12 km or 7.7 mi Chandler
$2427
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
25 km or 15 mi Queen Creek
$2368
26 km or 16 mi Phoenix
$2390
26 km or 16 mi Apache Junction
$2340
39 km or 24 mi Glendale
$2339
42 km or 26 mi Peoria
$2405
45 km or 28 mi Maricopa
$2414
48 km or 30 mi Avondale
$2485
49 km or 30 mi Goodyear
$2428
51 km or 31 mi El Mirage
$2315
55 km or 34 mi Surprise
$2347
59 km or 37 mi Florence
$2324
59 km or 37 mi Casa Grande
$2341
71 km or 44 mi Buckeye
$2379
132 km or 82 mi Marana
$2105
136 km or 85 mi Oro Valley
$2096
138 km or 86 mi Prescott
$2275
140 km or 87 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
141 km or 88 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
157 km or 98 mi Tucson
$2042
183 km or 114 mi Sahuarita
$2076
199 km or 124 mi Flagstaff
$2004
244 km or 152 mi Nogales
$2043
247 km or 154 mi Nogales
$874
254 km or 158 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
257 km or 160 mi Blythe
$2692
258 km or 160 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
272 km or 169 mi Yuma
$1828
283 km or 176 mi Kingman
$2008
292 km or 182 mi San Luis
$1941
293 km or 182 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
301 km or 187 mi Caborca
$865
316 km or 196 mi Agua Prieta
$881
316 km or 196 mi Bullhead
$1886
348 km or 216 mi Brawley
$2687
349 km or 217 mi Mexicali
$1054

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