Bandung vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$512
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1251
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$208
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$311
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$65
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
79
73
😀 Quality of life
43
78
🏙️ Population
2.88M
1.06M

The cost of living in Bandung is 50% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8422nd and 5135th ($512 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 282nd in Indonesia and Japan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Bandung ranked 16th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 6788th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Sendai

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Bandung Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.14
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.1
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$405
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$220
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.2
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.5%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1373
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$472
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.75
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.43
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.53
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.1
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.4
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10407
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$500
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$547
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$480
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$552
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$393
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$495
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$718
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$426
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$545
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$573
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$478
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$474
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$512
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$493
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$479
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$570
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$427
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$422
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$403
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$383
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$440
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$439
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$427
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$450
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$457
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$459
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$403
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$383
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$522
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$476
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$454
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$469
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$521
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$479
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$444
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$873
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$546

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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