Medina vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$673
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
22
72
😀 Quality of life
70
90
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.06M

The cost of living in Medina is 11% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4743rd and 5094th ($1182 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 4114th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.56
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$5899

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$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013