Jeddah vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1209
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2848
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$584
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
45
73
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.06M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 20% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4757th and 5585th ($1209 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 415th in Saudi Arabia and Japan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 990th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.58
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.8
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7655
$5002

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$1107
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$964
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1168
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$906
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$893
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$902
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$942
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$498
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$815
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$497
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$865
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1104
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$531
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$369
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$491
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$931
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$775
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$931
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1074
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$385
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$448
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$354
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1632
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$360
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$551
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$492
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$810
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$479
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$858
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$491
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$415
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$776
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$819
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$494

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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