Chengdu vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$242
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$2382
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
94
73
😀 Quality of life
73
78
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.06M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 37% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7269th and 5135th ($643 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 282nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 1633rd and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Sendai

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Chengdu Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.81
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.62
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

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