Sendai vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$460
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$648
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
24
😀 Quality of life
90
44
🏙️ Population
1.06M
7.82M

The cost of living in Sendai is 79% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5094th and 7835th ($1069 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 183rd in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sendai compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 242nd and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$17107

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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

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517