Sendai vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$4753
🏠 One person rent
$402
$1209
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$2062
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$3815
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
33
😀 Quality of life
78
80
🏙️ Population
1.06M
543K

The cost of living in Sendai is 50% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5135th and 1697th ($1026 vs $2042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 1492nd 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 Tucson. Sendai ranked 66th best city to live in Japan vs Tucson ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 603rd and 441st among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.28
$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$5.94
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$2528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$15695

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
23 km or 14 mi Oro Valley
$2096
26 km or 16 mi Marana
$2105
33 km or 20 mi Sahuarita
$2076
97 km or 60 mi Nogales
$2043
97 km or 60 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
100 km or 62 mi Nogales
$874
101 km or 62 mi Florence
$2324
106 km or 66 mi Casa Grande
$2341
133 km or 83 mi Queen Creek
$2368
140 km or 87 mi Maricopa
$2414
145 km or 90 mi Apache Junction
$2340
148 km or 92 mi Chandler
$2427
149 km or 93 mi Gilbert
$2392
157 km or 98 mi Mesa
$2425
164 km or 102 mi Agua Prieta
$881
164 km or 102 mi Tempe
$2381
169 km or 105 mi Scottsdale
$2459
171 km or 106 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
181 km or 112 mi Phoenix
$2390
189 km or 118 mi Avondale
$2485
190 km or 118 mi Goodyear
$2428
193 km or 120 mi Glendale
$2339
195 km or 121 mi Peoria
$2405
201 km or 125 mi Buckeye
$2379
202 km or 126 mi El Mirage
$2315
204 km or 126 mi Caborca
$865
206 km or 128 mi Surprise
$2347
295 km or 183 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
295 km or 183 mi Prescott
$2275
337 km or 210 mi Flagstaff
$2004
347 km or 216 mi Hermosillo
$914
350 km or 217 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$932
350 km or 217 mi Yuma
$1828
361 km or 225 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
362 km or 225 mi San Luis
$1941
376 km or 233 mi Blythe
$2692
391 km or 243 mi Las Cruces
$1567
403 km or 250 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
419 km or 260 mi Gallup
$2066