Quanzhou vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$634
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1479
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$301
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$414
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$179
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$759
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
49
73
😀 Quality of life
71
74
🏙️ Population
8.78M
1.06M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 37% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7679th and 5585th ($634 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 137th and 415th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Quanzhou ranked 23rd best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 3611th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Sendai

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Quanzhou Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.16
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$438
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.14%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2900
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1919
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.2
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.36
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.21
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9536
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943

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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