Houston vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2261
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5455
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$1267
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$2011
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4659
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
96
74
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.06M

The cost of living in Houston is 124% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1367th and 5531st ($2261 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 14th and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Sendai

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Houston Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1416
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2413
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2519
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1831
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.25
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1987
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22291
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2142
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2064
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2093
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2126
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2011
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2107
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2025
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2124
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2190
41 km or 25 mi League
$1990
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1916
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2096
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2754
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2011
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1860
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1893
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1900
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1621
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1843
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1950
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1872
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2003
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1977
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1917
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1516
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2141
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2475
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2058
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2070
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2168
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2110
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2125
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2151
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2120
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2149
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2066
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1937
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2123

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