Phoenix vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2340
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5236
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$1406
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$2208
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$627
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4277
$1516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
70
72
😀 Quality of life
91
90
🏙️ Population
1.61M
1.06M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 119% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1184th and 5094th ($2340 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1035th 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 1.8 months in Phoenix compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Phoenix ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 181st and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Sendai

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Phoenix Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.04
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$6.3
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1511
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1104
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2337
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1799
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4621
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.73
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.2
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.2
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.2
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1277
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16644
$5899

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1977
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2332
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2344
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2448
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2322
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2417
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2523
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2353
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2349
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2447
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2371
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$3031
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2491
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2365
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2320
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2403
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2466
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2348
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2341
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2060
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2021
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1940
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2598
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2046
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2021
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2757
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1760
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1883
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2095
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$727
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1911
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$965
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1612
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1855
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$881
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2751
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$945
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2766

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