Bali vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bali	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3239	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$845	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$1978	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$1888
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	37	72
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	4.36M	1.06M

The cost of living in Bali is 20% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4297th and 5132nd ($1267 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 324th in Indonesia and Japan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 5664th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Sendai

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	Bali	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.95	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3111	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1570	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1668	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.97	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.3	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.39	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8096	$5986

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$845
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$497
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$355
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$614
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$510
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$365
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$410
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$549
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$505
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$453
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$464
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$486
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$597
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$417
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$421
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$493
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$471
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$525
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$474
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$480
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$508
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$490
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$521
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$545
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$522
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$500
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$606
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$563
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$506
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$518
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$580
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$513
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$385
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$701
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$536

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