Dammam vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$494
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
40
73
😀 Quality of life
76
74
🏙️ Population
903K
1.06M

The cost of living in Dammam is 3% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5399th and 5585th ($1037 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 415th in Saudi Arabia and Japan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 1421st and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$5002

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$1192
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56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022