Jakarta vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1503
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$285
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.7
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$449
$1115
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
81
73
😀 Quality of life
71
74
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.06M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 38% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7756th and 5531st ($627 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 360th 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 1.1 months in Sendai. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 3291st and 2040th 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
$2.19
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$575
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1308
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.3
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7460
$4242

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$516
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$515
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$376
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$552
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$466
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$472
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$469
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$468
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$502
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$494
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$424
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$458
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$457
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$446
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$452
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$490
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$400
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$393
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$436
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$371
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$381
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$428
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$419
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$438
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$428
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$416
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$417
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$402
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$386
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$520
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$358
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$437
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$450
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$419
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$422
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014