Sendai vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$1263
🏠 One person rent
$402
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$348
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
73
72
😀 Quality of life
78
62
🏙️ Population
1.06M
2.89M

The cost of living in Sendai is 97% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5135th and 8350th ($1026 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 23rd 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 0.7 months in Surabaya. Sendai ranked 66th best city to live in Japan vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 603rd and 5178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.28
$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$5424

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011

Cities near Surabaya

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$459
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$454
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$403
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$469
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$383
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$439
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$427
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$440
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$383
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$403
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$570
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$427
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$873
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$870
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$546
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$479
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$478
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$361
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$474
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$426
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$495
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$450
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$460
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$512
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$484
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$500
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$547
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$552
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$480
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$393
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$718
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$556
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$545
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$573
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$512
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$493
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$519
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$643
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$506