Sendai vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Sendai Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$459
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$456
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
40
😀 Quality of life
92
48
🏙️ Population
1.06M
5.94M

The cost of living in Sendai is 42% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4890th and 6501st ($1111 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 1st in Japan and India, respectively. Check Japan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 91st and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Sendai vs Surat infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Sendai vs Surat

Prices for goods and services in Sendai and Surat are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Sendai Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$2.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$2.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$1527

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Sendai

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 Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348