Sendai vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$4502
🏠 One person rent
$414
$1119
🏘️ Family rent
$669
$1848
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1115
$3964
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
33
😀 Quality of life
74
84
🏙️ Population
1.06M
543K

The cost of living in Sendai is 48% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5531st and 2237th ($1007 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 360th and 1697th 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 1.1 months in Sendai compared to 2.1 months in Tucson. Sendai ranked 228th best city to live in Japan vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 2040th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Tucson

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Sendai Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$6.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.71%
6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.7
$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.7
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4242
$15759

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Casas Adobes
$2011
23 km or 14 mi Oro Valley
$2060
26 km or 16 mi Marana
$2089
33 km or 20 mi Sahuarita
$2070
97 km or 60 mi Nogales
$2153
97 km or 60 mi Sierra Vista
$1654
100 km or 62 mi Nogales
$771
101 km or 62 mi Florence
$2454
106 km or 66 mi Casa Grande
$2374
133 km or 83 mi Queen Creek
$2988
140 km or 87 mi Maricopa
$2243
145 km or 90 mi Apache Junction
$2482
148 km or 92 mi Chandler
$2367
149 km or 93 mi Gilbert
$2378
157 km or 98 mi Mesa
$2293
164 km or 102 mi Agua Prieta
$863
164 km or 102 mi Tempe
$2463
169 km or 105 mi Scottsdale
$2509
171 km or 106 mi Fountain Hills
$2373
181 km or 112 mi Phoenix
$2423
189 km or 118 mi Avondale
$2365
190 km or 118 mi Goodyear
$2343
193 km or 120 mi Glendale
$1974
195 km or 121 mi Peoria
$2366
201 km or 125 mi Buckeye
$2318
202 km or 126 mi El Mirage
$2296
204 km or 126 mi Caborca
$876
206 km or 128 mi Surprise
$2346
295 km or 183 mi Prescott Valley
$2312
295 km or 183 mi Prescott
$2321
337 km or 210 mi Flagstaff
$2573
347 km or 216 mi Hermosillo
$1097
350 km or 217 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$910
350 km or 217 mi Yuma
$1767
361 km or 225 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$950
362 km or 225 mi San Luis
$1924
376 km or 233 mi Blythe
$2818
391 km or 243 mi Las Cruces
$1665
403 km or 250 mi Lake Havasu
$2011
419 km or 260 mi Gallup
$2212