Chongqing vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$292
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
87
73
😀 Quality of life
72
78
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.06M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 31% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6733rd and 5135th ($712 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 282nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 2233rd and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Sendai

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Chongqing Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27785
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548

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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