Kuala Lumpur vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kuala Lumpur Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2346
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$483
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1014
$1115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
93
73
😀 Quality of life
82
74
🏙️ Population
9M
1.06M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 2% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5636th and 5531st ($992 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 360th in Malaysia and Japan, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 555th and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Sendai

Prices for goods and services in Kuala Lumpur and Sendai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kuala Lumpur Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.55
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.86
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$572
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.6
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.25%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4081
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.8
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$300
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11913
$4242

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$798
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$741
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$610
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$654
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$743
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$617
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$707
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$678
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$759
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$488
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$677
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$576
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$737
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$555
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$717
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$621
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$720
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$466
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$762
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$843
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3105
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$531
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$453
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$501
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$449
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$545
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$592
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$616
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$439
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$588
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$747

Cities near Sendai

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