Al Ain vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3246
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$889
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.3
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3712
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
38
72
😀 Quality of life
82
90
🏙️ Population
767K
1.06M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 36% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4123rd and 5094th ($1449 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 139th 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 588th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.58
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.34
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.42
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.14
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.3
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1226
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.17
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.23
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.5
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.38
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.8
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$602
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5433
$5899

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$1228
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$2514
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1419
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2521
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$792
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1078
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1081
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1849
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1770
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$573
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$530
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$568
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1201
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1237
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$529
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1230
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$534
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$624
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$557
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$908
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1008
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$873
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$553
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$930
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$604
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$530
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$453
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$477
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$503
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$808
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$817
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$463
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013