Mecca vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$979
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2659
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$371
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$905
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1646
$1888
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
42
72
😀 Quality of life
54
90
🏙️ Population
2.43M
1.06M

The cost of living in Mecca is 7% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5632nd and 5132nd ($979 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 324th 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 Mecca compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 5982nd and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mecca Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.96
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.2
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.05
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.62%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1496
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1212
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.88
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.6
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4682
$5986

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1146
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$905
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1003
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1215
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$829
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$902
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$910
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$861
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$937
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$961
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$488
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$482
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$486
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$969
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$520
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$846
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$487
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1131
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1006
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$329
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1637
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$546
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$481
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1078
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$335
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$662
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$482
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$342
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$362
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$486
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$336
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$943
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$496
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$781
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$381
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034