Sendai vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sendai	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1055	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2676	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$435	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$823	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1888	$1728
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	15
😀 Quality of life	90	47
🏙️ Population	1.06M	886K

The cost of living in Sendai is 2% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5132nd and 4967th ($1055 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 4th in Japan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Japan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Sendai compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 156th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Tabuk

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	Sendai	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.36	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$606	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.3	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.01%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2230	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1285	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.8	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.4	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.2	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5986	$8574

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028