Quanzhou vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$621
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1442
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$296
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$176
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$889
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
53
72
😀 Quality of life
70
90
🏙️ Population
8.78M
1.06M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 42% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7641st and 5094th ($621 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 138th and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Quanzhou ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 4086th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Quanzhou Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$416
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.13%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1854
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.97
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.13
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9321
$5899

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013