Dammam vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$475
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2468
$1888
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
40
72
😀 Quality of life
74
90
🏙️ Population
903K
1.06M

The cost of living in Dammam is 0.1% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5127th and 5132nd ($1056 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 324th in Saudi Arabia and Japan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 1259th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.65
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$748
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.9
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.12
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.94
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8339
$5986

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1068
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1243
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$897
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1223
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$901
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1709
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1779
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$551
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$546
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$557
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1393
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1637
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$547
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$736
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$589
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$548
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$740
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$536
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$547
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$544
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$529
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$723
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$904
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2379
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1494
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2240
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$597
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$525
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$969
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034