San Antonio vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Antonio	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4931	$2813
🏠 One person rent	$1336	$459
🏘️ Family rent	$2192	$861
🍽️ Food expenses	$560	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4224	$2543
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	81	73
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	1.43M	1.06M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 97% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1380th and 4890th ($2194 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1203rd 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 1.9 months in San Antonio compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. San Antonio ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 118th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Antonio vs Sendai

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	San Antonio	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1053	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1818	$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6015	$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.44	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.4	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.74	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.95	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.7	$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1127	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10912	$6369

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137

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