Abu Dhabi vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$1888
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	53	72
😀 Quality of life	83	90
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.06M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 73% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2320th and 5132nd ($1828 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 324th in the United Arab Emirates and Japan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 438th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Sendai

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	Abu Dhabi	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$5986

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034