Medina vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$663
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
23
73
😀 Quality of life
69
74
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.06M

The cost of living in Medina is 16% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4849th and 5585th ($1168 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.1 months in Medina compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 4347th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Sendai

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Medina Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$5002

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$795
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$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010

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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