Sendai vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2676
$1336
🏠 One person rent
$435
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1888
$326
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
72
74
😀 Quality of life
90
63
🏙️ Population
1.06M
3.01M

The cost of living in Sendai is 92% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5132nd and 8233rd ($1055 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 15th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Sendai compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 156th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.36
$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.01%
8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.8
$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5986
$5490

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034

Cities near Surabaya

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$505
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$510
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$410
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$614
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$365
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$464
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$453
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$486
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$417
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$421
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$493
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$408
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1267
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$845
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$497
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$471
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$480
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$355
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$474
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$490
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$521
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$460
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$469
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$373
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$545
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$475
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$500
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$563
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$518
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$513
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$385
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$701
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$597
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$536
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$558
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$492
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$488
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$525
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$606
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$508