Quanzhou vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$306
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.7
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$771
$1115
😷 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 36% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7630th and 5531st ($648 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 360th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Quanzhou ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 3354th and 2040th 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
$2.23
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.98
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$334
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.14%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2944
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.22
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.8
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.3
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9745
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954

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