Houston vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2221
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5469
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$1319
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$2448
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4662
$2382
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.06M

The cost of living in Houston is 116% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1234th and 5135th ($2221 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1107th and 282nd 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 Houston compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Houston ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 86th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.34
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1372
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1066
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3100
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1960
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.9
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.74%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4081
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3710
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.9
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.31
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.96
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1282
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23011
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2141
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2118
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2128
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2132
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2148
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2126
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2107
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2123
41 km or 25 mi League
$2125
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2055
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2136
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2737
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2023
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1801
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1919
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1988
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1694
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1829
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1925
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1879
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1778
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1975
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1915
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1445
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2179
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2590
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2095
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2066
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2150
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2146
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2093
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2191
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2146
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2190
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2071
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1989
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2175

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011