Sendai vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$459
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
100
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
1.06M
24.9M

The cost of living in Sendai is 2% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4890th and 4780th ($1111 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 91st and 571st 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
$6.64
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774