New Orleans vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Orleans Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2177
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5321
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1252
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$2291
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$670
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3968
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
86
73
😀 Quality of life
88
92
🏙️ Population
384K
1.06M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 96% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1420th and 4890th ($2177 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1234th and 142nd 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 1.8 months in New Orleans compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. New Orleans ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 222nd and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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New Orleans Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.6
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.49
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$5.01
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.98
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1455
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$962
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2693
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1865
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.3
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.73%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3069
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2129
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.7
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.82
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.67
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.27
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.41
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$140
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.6
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.3
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1565
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10192
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2092
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$1972
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1711
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$1964
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1757
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1530
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$2124
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2031
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2011
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1748
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1801
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2077
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1678
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1785
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1922
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1898
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1825
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1862
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1959
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1898
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1871
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2096
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2254
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1969
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2053
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1773
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2088
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$2033
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2097
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$1987
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$2053
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1960
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$2004
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$1892
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1567
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1783
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1865
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1798
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1653
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$1985

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057