Philadelphia vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Philadelphia	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5854	$2414
🏠 One person rent	$1508	$414
🏘️ Family rent	$2200	$669
🍽️ Food expenses	$733	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$194	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$1115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	91	74
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.06M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 158% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 741st and 5531st ($2597 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 652nd 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Philadelphia ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 118th and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Philadelphia	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$3.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1607	$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2381	$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1784	$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4124	$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1892	$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.41	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.4	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2213	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20275	$4242

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2626
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2543
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2622
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2498
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2543
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2567
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2579
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2359
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2623
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2636
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2849
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2458
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2314
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2623
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2525
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2331
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2685
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2635
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2222
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3031
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2636
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2820
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2825
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2754
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2795
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2842
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2313
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2333
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2897
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2221
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2656
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2737

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