Doha vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$1115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
41
73
😀 Quality of life
83
74
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.06M

The cost of living in Doha is 109% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1744th and 5531st ($2100 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 360th in Qatar and Japan, respectively. Check Qatar vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 513th and 2040th 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
$10.1
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014