Guangzhou vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$352
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1888
😷 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 27% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6548th and 5132nd ($774 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 324th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 1055th and 156th 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
$3.42
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$3.32
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$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
$1.9
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$5986

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$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
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034