Chongqing vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$226
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
87
73
😀 Quality of life
72
92
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.06M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 40% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7185th and 4890th ($662 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 142nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 1966th and 91st 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
$3.96
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057