Atlanta vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2648
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6318
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$2832
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$707
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5633
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
499K
1.06M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 158% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 459th and 5135th ($2648 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 412th and 282nd in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Atlanta ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 151st and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Sendai

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Atlanta Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.33
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1656
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1353
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3282
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2377
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7867
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.15
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.1
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.01
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.3
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1479
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28904
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2435
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2389
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2387
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2349
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2608
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2313
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2341
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2296
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2364
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2279
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2287
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2336
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2449
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2471
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2364
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2287
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2119
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2789
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$1953
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2244
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2522
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1575
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1737
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2323
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2144
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2367
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2208
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2262
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2102
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2090
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$2079
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1917
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2217
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1701
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1768
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1672
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1811
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1815
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1849
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1991

Cities near Sendai

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