Dubai vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$2382
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
64
73
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.06M

The cost of living in Dubai is 117% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1218th and 5135th ($2229 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd 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 1.8 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 66th in Japan, while ranked 189th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011