Changsha vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$222
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$2543
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
68
92
🏙️ Population
10M
1.06M

The cost of living in Changsha is 48% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7989th and 4890th ($582 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 142nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 3254th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Sendai

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Changsha Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575

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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