Guangzhou vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$322
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
97
72
😀 Quality of life
75
90
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.06M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 29% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6838th and 5094th ($758 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 139th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 2100th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Sendai

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Guangzhou Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$5899

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013