Sendai vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$459
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$352
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
73
72
😀 Quality of life
92
62
🏙️ Population
1.06M
3.01M

The cost of living in Sendai is 99% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4890th and 8199th ($1111 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 20th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 91st and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$5075

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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

Cities near Surabaya

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$512
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$495
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$427
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$518
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$388
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$487
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$470
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$507
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$434
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$447
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$550
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$453
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1121
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$892
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$530
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$506
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$512
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$380
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$508
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$517
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$551
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$488
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$503
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$505
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$530
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$596
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$541
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$553
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$419
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$757
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$601
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$577
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$605
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$524
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$522
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$524
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$638
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$515