Philadelphia vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2541
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6190
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$2715
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$694
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4036
$2543
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
73
😀 Quality of life
91
92
🏙️ Population
1.6M
1.06M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 129% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 710th and 4890th ($2541 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 637th and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Philadelphia ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 130th and 91st 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
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$4.84
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1598
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3091
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$239
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.5
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2340
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.5
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.93
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.6
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.11
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1909
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20863
$6369

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2603
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2578
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2691
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2593
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2336
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2585
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2532
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2606
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2305
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2514
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2581
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2577
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2578
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2301
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2607
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2617
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2286
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2254
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2506
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2510
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2550
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2256
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2667
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2735
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2091
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2662
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$2882
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2663
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2753
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2872
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2814
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2785
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2841
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2882
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2398
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2238
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2929
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2254
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2756
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2750

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057