Riyadh vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$996
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$2382
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
71
73
😀 Quality of life
74
78
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.06M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 60% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2922nd and 5135th ($1642 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd in Saudi Arabia and Japan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 1210th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.36
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011