Manama vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1340
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3091
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$765
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$1313
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2321
$1115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
45
73
😀 Quality of life
76
74
🏙️ Population
298K
1.06M

The cost of living in Manama is 33% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4453rd and 5531st ($1340 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 360th in Bahrain and Japan, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 1297th and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Sendai

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Manama Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.74
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$904
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2618
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1965
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.6
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10985
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521

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