Hefei vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1702
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$216
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$927
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
93
72
😀 Quality of life
69
90
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.06M

The cost of living in Hefei is 40% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7469th and 5094th ($643 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 139th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 4318th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3665
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2183
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9056
$5899

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013