Austin vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2444
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5560
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1531
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$2491
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4939
$1272
😷 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 142% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 985th and 5585th ($2444 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 217th and 2145th 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
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.5
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.38
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.98
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3122
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5020
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3187
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.96
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.32
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.76
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.18
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.3
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1382
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21398
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2115
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2027
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2171
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2187
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2237
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2125
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2229
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2221
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2200
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$2059
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1991
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2083
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2175
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2174
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2153
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2063
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$2000
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2165
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1913
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2285
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2226
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2114
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$2022
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2738
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2150
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1836
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2071
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2094
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2112
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2177
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2189
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2265
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2196
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2150
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2175
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2193
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2228
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2072
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2136
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2302

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022