Quanzhou vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$644
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1639
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$260
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$370
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$893
$1888
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
54
72
😀 Quality of life
66
90
🏙️ Population
8.78M
1.06M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 39% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7256th and 5132nd ($644 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 324th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Quanzhou ranked 34th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 4015th and 156th 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
$2.07
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.46
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.68
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2767
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1714
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.72
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20567
$5986

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72 km or 45 mi Putian
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$664
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$669
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$649
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$603
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$630
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$648
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$813
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$894
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$728
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$770
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$796
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$897
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$451
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$821
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$747
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$581
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$655
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$814
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$443
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1073
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$569
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$956
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$967
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$731
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$601
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$788
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$681
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$761
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$671
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$598
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$726
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$585
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$936

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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