Sendai vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$1324
🏠 One person rent
$414
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$669
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1115
$273
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
73
76
😀 Quality of life
74
51
🏙️ Population
1.06M
3.01M

The cost of living in Sendai is 94% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5531st and 8568th ($1007 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 360th and 12th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Sendai compared to 0.5 months in Surabaya. Sendai ranked 228th best city to live in Japan vs Surabaya ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 2040th and 6634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Surabaya

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Sendai Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$2.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.71%
7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$2204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$1.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$2.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.7
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.7
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4242
$8118

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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

Cities near Surabaya

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$402
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$437
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$386
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$450
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$358
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$428
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$416
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$419
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$381
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$400
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$490
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$436
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1115
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$780
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$493
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$452
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$457
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$387
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$446
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$458
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$494
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$427
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$436
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$502
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$439
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$468
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$515
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$466
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$376
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$627
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$566
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$516
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$552
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$472
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$469
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$486
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$556
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$470