Ningbo vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$708
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2004
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$301
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$591
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$725
$1888
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
60
72
😀 Quality of life
53
90
🏙️ Population
9.4M
1.06M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 33% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6849th and 5132nd ($708 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 months in Ningbo compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Ningbo ranked 48th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6084th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ningbo Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$463
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3264
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.23
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.6
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.6
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12465
$5986

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$590
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$716
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$573
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$805
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1097
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$984
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$695
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$650
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$602
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$681
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$657
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$642
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$654
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$643
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$621
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$522

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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