Dammam vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$419
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$2543
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
39
73
😀 Quality of life
73
92
🏙️ Population
903K
1.06M

The cost of living in Dammam is 11% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5777th and 4890th ($989 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 142nd in Saudi Arabia and Japan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 1641st and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
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$870
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$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