Medina vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1215
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2317
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$696
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$1888
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
20
72
😀 Quality of life
66
90
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.06M

The cost of living in Medina is 15% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4439th and 5132nd ($1215 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 3899th and 156th 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
$5.65
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$715
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$290
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7421
$5986

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MedinaSendai

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398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905

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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