Hefei vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1708
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$205
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$1888
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
93
72
😀 Quality of life
66
90
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.06M

The cost of living in Hefei is 41% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7405th and 5132nd ($625 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 324th 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 Hefei compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 3963rd and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Sendai

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Hefei Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.7
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$358
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2103
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.9
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.57
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.3
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.84
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8278
$5986

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$621
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$608
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$664
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$600
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$666
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$632
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$691
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$505
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$587
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$611
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$746
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$576
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$555
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$621
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$633
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$592
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$613
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$602
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$522
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$620
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$642
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$607
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$630
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$621
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$650
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$584
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$591
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$603
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$600
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$695
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$620
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$668
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$702
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$644
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$642
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$484
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$665

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034