Makassar vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1121
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$225
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$372
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$179
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.9
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$215
$1115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
46
73
😀 Quality of life
61
74
🏙️ Population
1.34M
1.06M

The cost of living in Makassar is 52% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8746th and 5531st ($486 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 360th in Indonesia and Japan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Makassar compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Makassar ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 5739th and 2040th 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
$2.03
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.92
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.25
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.98%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.63
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.6
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.61
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.87
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.83
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.36
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.56
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.3
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3858
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$470
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$482
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$468
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$475
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$566
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$510
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$556
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$387
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$427
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$436
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$530
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$780
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$493
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1115
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$511
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$439
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$504
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$450
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$421
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$499
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$437
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$520
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$507
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$500
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$402
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$358
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$386
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$501
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$416
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$428
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$419
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$412
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$497
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$423
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$499
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$381
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$400
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$490
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$436
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$640

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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