Sanaa vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$550
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1377
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$241
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$486
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.9
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
35
73
😀 Quality of life
19
92
🏙️ Population
2.96M
1.06M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 51% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8269th and 4890th ($550 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 8890th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Sanaa Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.91%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1730
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$908
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.5
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.97
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.4
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.7
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.1
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2963
$6369

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$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810

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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