Mecca vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$350
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1656
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
41
73
😀 Quality of life
53
92
🏙️ Population
2.43M
1.06M

The cost of living in Mecca is 15% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6019th and 4890th ($940 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 142nd 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 Mecca compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 6051st and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Sendai

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Mecca Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.7
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.82
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.53
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.7
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$363
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4675
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1123
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$895
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1096
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$853
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$837
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$895
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$915
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$828
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$934
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$491
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$488
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$492
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$940
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$524
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$944
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$490
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1094
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$988
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$324
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1586
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$550
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$491
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$988
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$314
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$686
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$489
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$278
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$333
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$491
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$294
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$935
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$806
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$393
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057