Quanzhou vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$689
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1829
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$279
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.6
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$813
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
53
73
😀 Quality of life
53
78
🏙️ Population
8.78M
1.06M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 33% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6882nd and 5135th ($689 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 102nd and 282nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Quanzhou ranked 50th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 6124th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Quanzhou Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.25
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.58
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.4
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.29%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7109
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.4
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.65
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.09
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19406
$6030

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11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011