Houston vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5394
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1281
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$2031
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4606
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.06M

The cost of living in Houston is 124% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1354th and 5585th ($2265 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th 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 Houston compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 16th and 2145th 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
$18.7
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.6
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.52
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1003
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2380
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1609
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2542
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.19
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.17
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.24
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.92
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1729
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22380
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2228
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2150
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2094
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2260
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2071
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2112
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2136
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2297
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2386
41 km or 25 mi League
$2102
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2072
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2114
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2738
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2048
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1836
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1897
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2112
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2022
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1605
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1913
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$2000
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1900
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1887
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2226
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1971
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1904
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1510
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2115
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2444
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2027
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2153
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2237
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2125
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2229
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2171
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2200
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2187
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2285
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2059
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2221

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