Makassar vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$525
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1236
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$245
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.9
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$1888
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
45
72
😀 Quality of life
57
90
🏙️ Population
1.34M
1.06M

The cost of living in Makassar is 50% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8440th and 5132nd ($525 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 324th in Indonesia and Japan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Makassar compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 5631st and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Sendai

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Makassar Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.25
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.04
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.69
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.1
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.97%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$614
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.58
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.4
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.95
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.93
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.08
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.73
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$105
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4170
$5986

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$508
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$522
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$506
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$512
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$597
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$553
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$606
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$355
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$460
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$469
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$580
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$845
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$497
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1267
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$553
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$475
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$509
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$614
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$441
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$503
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$510
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$549
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$511
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$501
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$505
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$365
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$410
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$502
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$453
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$464
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$486
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$439
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$527
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$442
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$507
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$417
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$421
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$493
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$408
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$544

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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