Sendai vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$1953
🏠 One person rent
$460
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$767
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
72
20
😀 Quality of life
90
46
🏙️ Population
1.06M
6.44M

The cost of living in Sendai is 65% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5094th and 7433rd ($1069 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 242nd and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$28686

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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 Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$578
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$600
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$586
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$604
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$436
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$620
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$589
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$586
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$696
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$671
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$526
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$672
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$604
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$532
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$616
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$628
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$617
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$637
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$753
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$700
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$629
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$567
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$598
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$659
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$826
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$628
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$592
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$642
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$593
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$740
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$666
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$672
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$660
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$631
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$638
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$671
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$634
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$618
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$620