Jakarta vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$365
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$2382
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
77
73
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
10.6M
1.06M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 30% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6708th and 5135th ($718 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 282nd in Indonesia and Japan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 4403rd and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$6030

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$545
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$552
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$393
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$573
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$512
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$547
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$493
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$512
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$495
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$422
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$426
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$479
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$570
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$427
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$521
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$439
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$427
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$479
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$459
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$403
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$522
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$383
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$454
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$469
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$444
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$442
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511

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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