Medina vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$353
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
20
73
😀 Quality of life
67
92
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.06M

The cost of living in Medina is 23% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6257th and 4890th ($853 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 3833rd and 91st 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
$5.99
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$6369

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$837
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$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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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