Sanaa vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sanaa	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$546	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1370	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$239	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$485	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$401	$1888
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	35	72
😀 Quality of life	35	90
🏙️ Population	2.96M	1.06M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 48% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8272nd and 5132nd ($546 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 324th in Yemen and Japan, respectively. Check Yemen vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sanaa compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 7504th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sanaa vs Sendai

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	Sanaa	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.85	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$355	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.47%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1713	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$985	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.49	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.89	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.3	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$79.4	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2809	$5986

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Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$481
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$486
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$496
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$482
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$482
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$507
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$937
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$503
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$910
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$571
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$902
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$486
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$542
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$484
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$905
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$662
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$520
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$487
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$518
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$488
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$660
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$838
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$764
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$718
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$897
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$979
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$1006
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1146
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1637
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$809
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$886

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034