Atlanta vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2628
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6005
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$1574
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$2484
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5455
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
499K
1.06M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 161% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 688th and 5531st ($2628 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th and 360th 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 1.1 months in Sendai. Atlanta ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 199th and 2040th 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
$23.3
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.8
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.39
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1746
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1275
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2981
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.8
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.25%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3778
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2636
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.6
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$160
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1605
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2410
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2360
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2387
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2376
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2372
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2406
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2352
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2409
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2416
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2334
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2405
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2243
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2486
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2429
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2458
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2651
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2968
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2289
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2494
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2069
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2253
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2472
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2105
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2254
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2240
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2003
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2233
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1922
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1771
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2187
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1993
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1602
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1852
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1967
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1955
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1930
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2010

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