Guangzhou vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$354
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
74
74
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.06M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 23% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6835th and 5585th ($782 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 415th 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 Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 2285th and 2145th 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
$2.86
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022