Chengdu vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1664
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$240
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$1888
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
94
72
😀 Quality of life
72
90
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.06M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 41% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7421st and 5132nd ($623 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th 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 Chengdu compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 1890th and 156th 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
$2.78
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.5
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.34%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3812
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2020
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11550
$5986

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$581
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$572
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$554
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$540
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$580
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$570
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$549
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$572
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$590
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$529
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$592
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$527
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$554
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$573
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$546
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$540
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$532
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$652
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$584
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$593
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$526
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$530
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$590
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$613
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$584
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$599
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$553
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$634
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$610
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$591
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$608
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$580
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$601
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$696
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$584
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$554
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$574

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