Hefei vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$269
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$933
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
93
73
😀 Quality of life
67
78
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.06M

The cost of living in Hefei is 31% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6756th and 5135th ($707 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 282nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 3921st and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$554
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.41
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8280
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696

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