Sendai vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$459
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$764
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
20
😀 Quality of life
92
40
🏙️ Population
1.06M
6.44M

The cost of living in Sendai is 55% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4890th and 6841st ($1111 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 91st and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$5.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$19047

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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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$634
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$643
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$636
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694