Doha vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$1888
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
45
72
😀 Quality of life
80
90
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.06M

The cost of living in Doha is 69% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2449th and 5132nd ($1779 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 324th in Qatar and Japan, respectively. Check Qatar vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Doha compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 562nd and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Sendai

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Doha Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.28
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$5986

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1709
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1223
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1243
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1280
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$904

Cities near Sendai

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