Guangzhou vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$342
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$1115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
77
74
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.06M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 22% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6854th and 5531st ($785 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 360th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 1149th and 2040th 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
$2.93
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014