Dubai vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
66
73
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.06M

The cost of living in Dubai is 140% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1039th and 5585th ($2420 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 203rd and 2145th 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
$10.2
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022