Ningbo vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1938
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$264
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$462
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.2
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
53
73
😀 Quality of life
71
74
🏙️ Population
9.4M
1.06M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 34% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7431st and 5585th ($671 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th and 415th 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 Ningbo compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Ningbo ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 3738th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Sendai

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Ningbo Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$357
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.55
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4479
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2802
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.35
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.5
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.32
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.73
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.3
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$693
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15051
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022