Sanaa vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1289
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$224
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$380
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.3
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$1115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
33
73
😀 Quality of life
42
74
🏙️ Population
2.96M
1.06M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 47% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8488th and 5531st ($532 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 360th in Yemen and Japan, respectively. Check Yemen vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Sanaa compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 7615th and 2040th 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
$2.86
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.99%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1597
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$852
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.14
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4197
$4242

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$476
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$478
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1628
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014