Jeddah vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$495
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
45
73
😀 Quality of life
73
78
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.06M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 7% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4731st and 5135th ($1100 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 282nd in Saudi Arabia and Japan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 1616th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1032
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$1361
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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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