Dubai vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2379
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5357
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$1601
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$2918
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$1888
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
72
😀 Quality of life
87
90
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.06M

The cost of living in Dubai is 126% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 989th and 5132nd ($2379 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 324th in the United Arab Emirates and Japan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 288th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$6.1
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1909
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3782
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.5
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.2
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13241
$5986

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536

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