Makassar vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1228
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$246
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$438
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
45
73
😀 Quality of life
56
92
🏙️ Population
1.34M
1.06M

The cost of living in Makassar is 53% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8488th and 4890th ($524 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 142nd in Indonesia and Japan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Makassar compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 5769th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Makassar Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.98
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.98
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.95%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1650
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$656
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.98
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.03
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.01
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.96
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.85
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.8
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.9
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3666
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$515
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$534
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$509
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$516
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$601
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$577
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$638
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$380
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$488
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$503
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$620
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$892
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$530
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1121
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$592
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$505
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$533
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$518
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$465
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$511
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$495
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$558
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$521
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$512
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$512
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$388
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$427
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$511
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$470
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$487
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$507
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$463
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$560
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$467
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$535
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$434
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$447
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$550
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$453
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$572

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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