Phuket vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2500
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$544
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$932
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.8
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$944
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
7
72
😀 Quality of life
57
90
🏙️ Population
77.6K
1.06M

The cost of living in Phuket is 5% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5469th and 5094th ($1014 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 139th in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Phuket compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Phuket ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6129th and 242nd 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
$6.11
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.4
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.29
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1073
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4256
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2916
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.3
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.6
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$612
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14328
$5899

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$773
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$854
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$807
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$593
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$810
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$756
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$592
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$592
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$741
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$570
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$509
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$653
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$754
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$701
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$449
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$552
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$386
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$517
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$657
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$466
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$460
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$553
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$654
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$724
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$787
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$812
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$704
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$681
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$763
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$708
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$779
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013