Guangzhou vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$333
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
97
73
😀 Quality of life
75
78
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.06M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 28% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6607th and 5135th ($742 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 282nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 955th and 603rd 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
$4.17
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011