Al Ain vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$560
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$2543
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
37
73
😀 Quality of life
79
92
🏙️ Population
767K
1.06M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 6% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5284th and 4890th ($1050 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 142nd 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 3.5 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 6th in Japan, while ranked 600th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$6369

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$2309
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$1603
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$1630
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$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
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$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
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$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
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$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1026
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$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