Riyadh vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$921
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
71
73
😀 Quality of life
77
92
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.06M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 43% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3292nd and 4890th ($1586 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd in Saudi Arabia and Japan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Riyadh compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 796th and 91st 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
$7.92
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057