Changsha vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$178
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$2382
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
70
78
🏙️ Population
10M
1.06M

The cost of living in Changsha is 48% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8258th and 5135th ($533 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 282nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 2707th and 603rd 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
$3.13
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$6030

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Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011