Riyadh vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$936
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$1115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
70
73
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.06M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 62% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3485th and 5531st ($1628 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 360th in Saudi Arabia and Japan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 899th and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Sendai

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Riyadh Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014