Sendai vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$1391
🏠 One person rent
$460
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
72
75
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
1.06M
3.01M

The cost of living in Sendai is 94% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5094th and 8275th ($1069 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 14th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sendai compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 242nd and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$9160

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Cities near Sendai

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

Cities near Surabaya

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$413
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$457
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$409
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$470
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$384
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$447
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$440
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$456
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$409
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$422
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$488
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$445
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1134
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$834
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$489
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$471
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$482
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$402
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$478
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$488
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$523
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$459
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$534
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$470
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$490
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$561
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$555
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$480
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$400
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$699
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$588
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$567
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$665
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$517
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$511
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$523
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$598
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$502