San Antonio vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Antonio	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2063	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4604	$2419
🏠 One person rent	$1208	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$1789	$661
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$353
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4089	$1272
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	81	73
😀 Quality of life	91	74
🏙️ Population	1.43M	1.06M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 104% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1874th and 5585th ($2063 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1483rd 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 San Antonio compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. San Antonio ranked 42nd best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 170th and 2145th 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	$17.1	$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$3.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1847	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1394	$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.9	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4289	$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1889	$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.31	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.99	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.72	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.2	$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1248	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17470	$5002

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150

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