Phuket vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phuket	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$519	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$1664	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.5	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$1888
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	7	72
😀 Quality of life	53	90
🏙️ Population	77.6K	1.06M

The cost of living in Phuket is 11% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5827th and 5132nd ($940 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 324th in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Phuket ranked 7th best city to live in Thailand vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6063rd and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Sendai

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	Phuket	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.23	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.38	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4059	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2821	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13013	$5986

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034