Phoenix vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2390
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5218
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$1517
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$2491
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4557
$2382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
69
73
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
1.61M
1.06M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 133% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 864th and 5135th ($2390 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 780th and 282nd 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Phoenix ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 127th and 603rd 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
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.68
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$5.32
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1252
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2542
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2085
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.3
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3451
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2894
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.36
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$977
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10488
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$2339
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2459
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2381
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2315
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2425
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2485
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2428
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2347
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2427
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2392
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2368
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2340
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2379
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2414
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2341
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2275
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2105
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2096
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$2042
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2004
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2076
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2692
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1828
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$2008
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2043
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$874
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1941
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1886
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$865
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2687
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1054
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2706

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011