Semarang vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Semarang Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$488
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1113
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$218
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$360
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
60
72
😀 Quality of life
58
90
🏙️ Population
1.62M
1.06M

The cost of living in Semarang is 54% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8757th and 5094th ($488 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 139th 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 Semarang compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Semarang ranked 12th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6083rd and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Semarang Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.65
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.1
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.98
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.5
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.75%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1276
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$597
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.3
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.21
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.19
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.3
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.1
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$44.2
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$5899

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Distance City Cost of living
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$422
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$409
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$471
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$445
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$482
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$456
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$478
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$447
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$523
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$488
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$440
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$413
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$409
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$551
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$384
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$457
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$534
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$490
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$470
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$561
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$555
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$480
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$400
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$699
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$567
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$665
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$517
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$511
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$1134
561 km or 348 mi Ubud
$834
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$489
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$429
613 km or 381 mi Banjarmasin
$459
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$449
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$402
656 km or 408 mi Palangka Raya
$470
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$390
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$413

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013