Austin vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2475
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5680
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$1530
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$2495
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$627
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5010
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
73
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
962K
1.06M

The cost of living in Austin is 146% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 932nd and 5531st ($2475 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th 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 months in Austin compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 192nd and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Sendai

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Austin Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.4
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.38
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.34
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1888
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3110
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2018
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.5
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5778
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3142
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.17
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.4
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$167
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1503
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20982
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2141
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2058
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2151
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2149
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2168
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2110
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2125
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2123
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2120
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1937
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1857
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$1963
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2105
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2093
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2070
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2071
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1950
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$1944
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1843
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2066
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2003
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2096
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1900
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2754
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2093
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1860
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2011
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2093
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2107
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2148
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2111
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2261
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2174
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2064
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2164
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2206
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2142
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$1916
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2025
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2316

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