Riyadh vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$946
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$1272
😷 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 3529th and 5585th ($1632 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 879th and 2145th 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
$8.06
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

Cities near Sendai

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