Al Ain vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$612
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$2382
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
37
73
😀 Quality of life
79
78
🏙️ Population
767K
1.06M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 10% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4616th and 5135th ($1132 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 282nd 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 496th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$6030

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$1191
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$2229
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$1612
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$1841
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$1936
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$1577
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
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$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011