Phuket vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2644
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$573
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$1004
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$801
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
8
73
😀 Quality of life
56
74
🏙️ Population
77.6K
1.06M

The cost of living in Phuket is 5% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5233rd and 5585th ($1059 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 6325th and 2145th 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
$6.74
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.77
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1154
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.1
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4350
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3066
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.5
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16566
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$808
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$891
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$846
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$612
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$834
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$790
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$634
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$622
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$782
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$628
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$845
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$564
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$663
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$792
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$740
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$451
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$572
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$551
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$696
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$461
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$458
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$562
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$701
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$784
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$846
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$874
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$762
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$750
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$764
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$763
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$838
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981

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