Mesa vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mesa Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2293
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5392
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$1358
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$2389
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$688
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4087
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
68
73
😀 Quality of life
88
74
🏙️ Population
504K
1.06M

The cost of living in Mesa is 128% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1311th and 5531st ($2293 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1104th and 360th 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 Mesa compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Mesa ranked 93rd best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 304th and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Sendai

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Mesa Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.93
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1077
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2471
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1979
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.1
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2959
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3476
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.64
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.69
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.98
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.1
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1190
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15526
$4242

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Cities near Mesa

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Gilbert
$2378
10 km or 6.5 mi Tempe
$2463
12 km or 7.7 mi Scottsdale
$2509
12 km or 7.7 mi Chandler
$2367
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Hills
$2373
25 km or 15 mi Queen Creek
$2988
26 km or 16 mi Phoenix
$2423
26 km or 16 mi Apache Junction
$2482
39 km or 24 mi Glendale
$1974
42 km or 26 mi Peoria
$2366
45 km or 28 mi Maricopa
$2243
48 km or 30 mi Avondale
$2365
49 km or 30 mi Goodyear
$2343
51 km or 31 mi El Mirage
$2296
55 km or 34 mi Surprise
$2346
59 km or 37 mi Florence
$2454
59 km or 37 mi Casa Grande
$2374
71 km or 44 mi Buckeye
$2318
132 km or 82 mi Marana
$2089
136 km or 85 mi Oro Valley
$2060
138 km or 86 mi Prescott
$2321
140 km or 87 mi Prescott Valley
$2312
141 km or 88 mi Casas Adobes
$2011
157 km or 98 mi Tucson
$1933
183 km or 114 mi Sahuarita
$2070
199 km or 124 mi Flagstaff
$2573
244 km or 152 mi Nogales
$2153
247 km or 154 mi Nogales
$771
254 km or 158 mi Sierra Vista
$1654
257 km or 160 mi Blythe
$2818
258 km or 160 mi Lake Havasu
$2011
272 km or 169 mi Yuma
$1767
283 km or 176 mi Kingman
$1865
292 km or 182 mi San Luis
$1924
293 km or 182 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$950
301 km or 187 mi Caborca
$876
316 km or 196 mi Agua Prieta
$863
316 km or 196 mi Bullhead
$1835
348 km or 216 mi Brawley
$2817
349 km or 217 mi Mexicali
$994

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014