Mesa vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mesa Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2417
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5513
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$1519
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$2603
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$660
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.3
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4167
$1516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
67
72
😀 Quality of life
75
90
🏙️ Population
504K
1.06M

The cost of living in Mesa is 126% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 998th and 5094th ($2417 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 139th 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 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Mesa ranked 578th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 1816th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mesa Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.1
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.91
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1553
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1210
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2487
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$242
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.46%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2964
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.9
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.21
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.29
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.95
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.27
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.2
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1207
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15463
$5899

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Gilbert
$2447
10 km or 6.5 mi Tempe
$2448
12 km or 7.7 mi Scottsdale
$2332
12 km or 7.7 mi Chandler
$2349
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Hills
$2371
25 km or 15 mi Queen Creek
$3031
26 km or 16 mi Phoenix
$2340
26 km or 16 mi Apache Junction
$2491
39 km or 24 mi Glendale
$1977
42 km or 26 mi Peoria
$2344
45 km or 28 mi Maricopa
$2320
48 km or 30 mi Avondale
$2523
49 km or 30 mi Goodyear
$2481
51 km or 31 mi El Mirage
$2322
55 km or 34 mi Surprise
$2353
59 km or 37 mi Florence
$2466
59 km or 37 mi Casa Grande
$2403
71 km or 44 mi Buckeye
$2365
132 km or 82 mi Marana
$2084
136 km or 85 mi Oro Valley
$2060
138 km or 86 mi Prescott
$2348
140 km or 87 mi Prescott Valley
$2341
141 km or 88 mi Casas Adobes
$2021
157 km or 98 mi Tucson
$1940
183 km or 114 mi Sahuarita
$2046
199 km or 124 mi Flagstaff
$2598
244 km or 152 mi Nogales
$2095
247 km or 154 mi Nogales
$727
254 km or 158 mi Sierra Vista
$1612
257 km or 160 mi Blythe
$2757
258 km or 160 mi Lake Havasu
$2021
272 km or 169 mi Yuma
$1760
283 km or 176 mi Kingman
$1883
292 km or 182 mi San Luis
$1911
293 km or 182 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$965
301 km or 187 mi Caborca
$881
316 km or 196 mi Agua Prieta
$813
316 km or 196 mi Bullhead
$1855
348 km or 216 mi Brawley
$2751
349 km or 217 mi Mexicali
$945

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013