Phoenix vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2423
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5582
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$1419
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$2230
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$694
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4178
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
71
73
😀 Quality of life
89
74
🏙️ Population
1.61M
1.06M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 141% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1041st and 5531st ($2423 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 896th 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 Phoenix compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Phoenix ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 226th and 2040th 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
$20
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1497
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1109
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2358
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1803
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.7
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.2%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3124
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.8
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.05
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.35
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.9
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1659
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21660
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1974
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2509
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2366
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2463
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2296
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2293
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2365
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2343
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2346
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2367
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2378
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2373
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2988
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2482
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2318
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2374
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2454
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2321
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2312
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2060
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2011
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1933
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2573
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2070
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2011
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2818
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1767
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1865
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2153
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$771
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1924
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$950
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1654
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1835
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$876
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2817
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$994
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2804

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