Abu Dhabi vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4485
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2675
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
51
73
😀 Quality of life
85
74
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.06M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 105% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1859th and 5585th ($2070 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 415th 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 447th and 2145th 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
$9.29
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.55
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.1
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4936
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10145
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.58
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.75
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.9
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.6
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$649
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13889
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2420
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1473
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1457
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2183
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1214
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$2014
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1923
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$796
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1080
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1109
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1192
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1135
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$545
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$931
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1037
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$541
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$823
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$545
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$575
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$565
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$465
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$489
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$547
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$523
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$575
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$563
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$613
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$761
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$627
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$487
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1632
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$492

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