Hefei vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$670
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1770
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$214
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1012
$1115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
84
73
😀 Quality of life
71
74
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.06M

The cost of living in Hefei is 34% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7494th and 5531st ($670 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 360th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hefei compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 3146th and 2040th 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
$2.65
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.4
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.17%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3568
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8681
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693

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