Jakarta vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$343	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$1888
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	80	72
😀 Quality of life	65	90
🏙️ Population	10.6M	1.06M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 34% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6882nd and 5132nd ($701 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 324th in Indonesia and Japan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 4292nd and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Sendai

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	Jakarta	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$5986

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506

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