Guangzhou vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$333
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
97
73
😀 Quality of life
75
92
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.06M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 31% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6602nd and 4890th ($763 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 1036th and 91st 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
$3.58
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057