Phuket vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2467
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$555
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$956
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$512
$1115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
8
73
😀 Quality of life
55
74
🏙️ Population
77.6K
1.06M

The cost of living in Phuket is 0.3% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5497th and 5531st ($1010 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 360th in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Phuket compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Phuket ranked 9th best city to live in Thailand vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 6330th and 2040th 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
$5.76
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3728
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2603
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.4
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.9
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$565
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13979
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$784
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992

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