Foshan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$208
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$754
$1888
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
72
😀 Quality of life
70
90
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.06M

The cost of living in Foshan is 42% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7543rd and 5132nd ($611 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 324th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 2601st and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.41
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$570
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4361
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1806
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.2
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.78
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$411
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18096
$5986

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$823
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
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$601
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2432
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$2737
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$877
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$764
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$803
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$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$755
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$758
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$936
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$761
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$756
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$771
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$724
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$569
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$655
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$443
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$764
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$702
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$761
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$451
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$581
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$522
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$579
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$609
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$590
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$986
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$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
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$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
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$1013
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$973
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$983
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$978
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$988
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$1009
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$1018
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$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
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$1021
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$985
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$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
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$986
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$1024
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$1022
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$997
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$1002
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$1028
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$1003
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$1016
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$1029
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