Sendai vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$402
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
100
😀 Quality of life
78
78
🏙️ Population
1.06M
24.9M

The cost of living in Sendai is 14% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5135th and 4461st ($1026 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 6th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Sendai ranked 66th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 603rd and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Shanghai

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Sendai Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.28
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$28143

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740