Austin vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$1888
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	65	72
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	962K	1.06M

The cost of living in Austin is 133% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 858th and 5132nd ($2455 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 324th 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 Austin compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 142nd and 156th 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	$17.5	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$5986

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034