Sendai vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$402
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$643
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
73
24
😀 Quality of life
78
41
🏙️ Population
1.06M
7.82M

The cost of living in Sendai is 38% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5135th and 6604th ($1026 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Sendai ranked 66th best city to live in Japan vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 603rd and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.28
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.16
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$3.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$14498

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Cities near Sendai

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

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543