Foshan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$156
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
73
78
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.06M

The cost of living in Foshan is 44% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7900th and 5135th ($575 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 282nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 1721st and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$6030

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$812
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73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$954
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$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011