Changsha vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$577
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1727
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$190
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.9
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$796
$1888
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
72
😀 Quality of life
68
90
🏙️ Population
10M
1.06M

The cost of living in Changsha is 45% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7932nd and 5132nd ($577 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 3100th and 156th 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
$2.72
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$3.32
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5493
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.36
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.47
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8619
$5986

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$582
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$570
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$575
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$586
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$563
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$577
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$579
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$596
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$553
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$590
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$569
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$590
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$480
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$549
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$592
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$589
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$533
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$564
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$591
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$635
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$600
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$609
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$600
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$591
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$556
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$724
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$561
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$619
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$645
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$506
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$656
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$679
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$579
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$638
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$660
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$613
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$558

Cities near Sendai

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