Dubai vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$1115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
66
73
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.06M

The cost of living in Dubai is 145% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 947th and 5531st ($2470 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 360th 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 1.1 months in Sendai. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 184th and 2040th 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
$11.9
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

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