Sendai vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$414
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$669
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1115
$801
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
18
😀 Quality of life
74
46
🏙️ Population
1.06M
6.49M

The cost of living in Sendai is 47% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5531st and 7385th ($1007 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 360th and 80th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Sendai compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Sendai ranked 228th best city to live in Japan vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 2040th and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Shangrao

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Sendai Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.71%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.7
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.7
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4242
$25646

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$596
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$617
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$628
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$435
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$603
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$611
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$686
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$689
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$542
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$696
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$615
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$551
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$640
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$672
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$652
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$661
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$774
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$717
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$653
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$587
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$618
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$684
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$899
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$679
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$612
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$667
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$670
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$677
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$671
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$632
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$687
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$680
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$658
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$673
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$610
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$628