Philadelphia vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Philadelphia	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6395	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$1516	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4131	$1888
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	99	72
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.06M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 146% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 664th and 5132nd ($2597 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 138th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Sendai

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	Philadelphia	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3231	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3404	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2379	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.89	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2066	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19774	$5986

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693

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