Hengyang vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hengyang	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$216	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$311	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.7	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$729	$1888
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	44	72
😀 Quality of life	43	90
🏙️ Population	6.65M	1.06M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 44% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7767th and 5132nd ($590 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 276th and 324th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hengyang compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Hengyang ranked 140th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6669th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Sendai

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	Hengyang	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$199	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.8	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3292	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3135	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.21	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.23	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.4	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.3	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$307	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8454	$5986

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$579
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$609
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$582
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$592
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$553
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$724
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$577
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$570
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$586
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$590
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$755
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$600
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$480
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$761
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$579
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$596
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$522
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$758
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$569
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$533
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$549
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$591
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$573
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$794
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$635
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$556
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$506
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600

Cities near Sendai

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