Al Ain vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Al Ain Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$900
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$1115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
38
73
😀 Quality of life
82
74
🏙️ Population
767K
1.06M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 44% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4139th and 5531st ($1455 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 360th 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 Al Ain compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 562nd and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Al Ain vs Sendai

Prices for goods and services in Al Ain and Sendai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Al Ain Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$4242

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Al Ain

Distance City Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi Fujairah
$1173
126 km or 78 mi Dubai
$2470
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1543
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2356
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014