Austin vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2473
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5974
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1613
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$3016
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5652
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
66
73
😀 Quality of life
91
92
🏙️ Population
962K
1.06M

The cost of living in Austin is 123% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 812th and 4890th ($2473 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 116th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.91
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$5.5
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1954
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1307
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4136
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2445
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4709
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2939
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.6
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.91
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1453
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21741
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2211
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2145
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2232
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2250
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2223
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2194
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2226
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2156
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2177
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$2075
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$2006
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2097
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2172
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2155
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2186
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2194
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1890
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2071
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2223
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2231
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2151
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$2129
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2692
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2137
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1798
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2164
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2143
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2093
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2145
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2156
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2248
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2173
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2080
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2158
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2189
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2101
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2003
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2035
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2299

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