Riyadh vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1627
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3576
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$931
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$1463
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2496
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
73
72
😀 Quality of life
80
90
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.06M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 52% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3418th and 5094th ($1627 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 139th in Saudi Arabia and Japan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Riyadh compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 759th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1007
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2939
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.5
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.5
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.3
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.22
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$101
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.9
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.5
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$451
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9818
$5899

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013