Atlanta vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2540
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5770
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1567
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$2549
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$681
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5608
$2543
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
499K
1.06M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 129% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 714th and 4890th ($2540 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st and 142nd 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 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Atlanta ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 140th and 91st 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
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.1
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.73
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$5.27
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1286
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2880
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2127
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2438
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.47
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.47
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.17
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1299
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27237
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2337
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2317
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2253
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2267
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2501
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2270
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2303
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2255
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2314
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2275
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2237
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2353
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2338
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2450
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2387
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2365
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2044
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2756
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2025
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2191
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2492
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1501
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1677
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2194
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2140
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2087
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2168
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2164
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2214
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2205
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1834
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1909
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2125
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1709
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1627
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1668
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1822
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1813
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1960
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2041

Cities near Sendai

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