Phoenix vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2357
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5360
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1407
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$2224
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$643
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4113
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
71
73
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
1.61M
1.06M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 133% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1175th and 5585th ($2357 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1001st and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Phoenix ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 134th and 2145th 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
$18.2
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$6.66
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1499
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2325
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1811
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$239
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.9
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4603
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.5
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.52
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.21
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1456
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18987
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1961
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2471
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2345
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2435
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2312
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2298
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2359
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2338
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2353
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2396
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2381
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2384
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$3022
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2490
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2324
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2227
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2366
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2444
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2316
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2317
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2050
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2005
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1930
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2589
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2059
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$1993
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2798
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1764
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1842
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2110
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$776
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1919
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$978
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1838
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$890
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2777
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1004
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2781

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022