Dubai vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$2543
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
64
73
😀 Quality of life
86
92
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.06M

The cost of living in Dubai is 108% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1098th and 4890th ($2309 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 306th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Sendai

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Dubai Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057