Sendai vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$2658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$6218
🏠 One person rent
$459
$1722
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$3186
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$684
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$5035
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
69
😀 Quality of life
92
90
🏙️ Population
1.06M
385K

The cost of living in Sendai is 58% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4890th and 497th ($1111 vs $2658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 439th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Tampa ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 91st and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Tampa

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Sendai Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$7.02
 Cappuccino
$3.97
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$1814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$1411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$3714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$2659
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$4042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$2369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$14.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$6.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$5.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$1391
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$14056

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057

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Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Egypt Lake-Leto
$2493
9 km or 5.6 mi East Lake-Orient Park
$2475
9.7 km or 6 mi Palm River-Clair Mel
$2470
10 km or 6.4 mi Temple Terrace
$2453
11 km or 7 mi University
$2435
27 km or 17 mi Pinellas Park
$2080
28 km or 17 mi St. Petersburg
$2642
29 km or 18 mi Clearwater
$2543
31 km or 19 mi Dunedin
$2410
32 km or 20 mi Largo
$2190
33 km or 20 mi Plant
$2314
34 km or 21 mi Tarpon Springs
$2355
41 km or 25 mi Zephyrhills
$2075
50 km or 31 mi Lakeland
$2437
55 km or 34 mi Bradenton
$2519
65 km or 41 mi Brooksville
$2289
71 km or 44 mi Sarasota
$2745
74 km or 46 mi Winter Haven
$2128
84 km or 52 mi Haines
$2224
95 km or 59 mi Clermont
$2328
97 km or 60 mi Venice
$2595
105 km or 65 mi North Port
$2461
108 km or 67 mi Winter Garden
$2382
109 km or 68 mi Leesburg
$2279
110 km or 68 mi Kissimmee
$2267
113 km or 70 mi Ocoee
$2406
113 km or 71 mi Sebring
$1693
119 km or 74 mi St. Cloud
$2283
122 km or 76 mi Apopka
$2408
123 km or 76 mi Orlando
$2594
124 km or 77 mi Eustis
$2302
130 km or 81 mi Winter Park
$2457
130 km or 81 mi Altamonte Springs
$2408
136 km or 84 mi Casselberry
$2397
139 km or 86 mi Ocala
$1957
141 km or 88 mi Winter Springs
$2380
146 km or 91 mi Oviedo
$2364
148 km or 92 mi Sanford
$2353
156 km or 97 mi Cape Coral
$2353
161 km or 100 mi Deltona
$2369