Sanaa vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1314
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$223
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$444
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.2
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$376
$2382
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
35
73
😀 Quality of life
23
78
🏙️ Population
2.96M
1.06M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 49% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8335th and 5135th ($523 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd 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 66th in Japan, while ranked 8884th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sanaa Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.77
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.02
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.28
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.6
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2959
$6030

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$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011