Jakarta vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$375
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$2543
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
77
73
😀 Quality of life
63
92
🏙️ Population
10.6M
1.06M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 32% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6641st and 4890th ($757 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 4600th and 91st 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
$2.3
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$6369

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$577
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$541
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$419
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$605
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$553
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$524
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$596
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$522
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$530
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$571
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$551
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$438
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$517
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$512
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$508
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$506
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$550
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$447
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$441
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$453
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$420
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$434
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$485
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$507
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$530
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$487
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$470
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$499
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$512
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$427
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$558
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$388
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$495
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$518
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$458
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$459
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057