Dammam vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1008
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2457
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$458
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
40
72
😀 Quality of life
78
90
🏙️ Population
903K
1.06M

The cost of living in Dammam is 6% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5502nd and 5094th ($1008 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 139th in Saudi Arabia and Japan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 1077th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.32%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1114
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$988
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.4
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.93
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.4
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.5
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8640
$5899

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$908
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1230
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1237
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$873
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1201
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$930
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1770
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1849
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$453
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$477
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$503
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1454
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1627
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$530
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$730
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$553
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$529
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$726
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$483
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$549
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$542
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$463
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$719
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$889
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2514
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1419
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2521
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$459
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$967
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517

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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