Sendai vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$402
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$526
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$724
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
20
😀 Quality of life
78
43
🏙️ Population
1.06M
6.49M

The cost of living in Sendai is 42% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5135th and 6691st ($1026 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 70th 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 months in Shangrao. Sendai ranked 66th best city to live in Japan vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 603rd and 6824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.28
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$20642

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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 Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$643
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$655
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$645
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$644
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$677
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$713
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$620
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$811
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$741
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$678
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$538
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$725
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$664
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$708
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$667
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$694
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$700
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$720
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$787
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$744
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$728
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$671
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$647
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$789
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$831
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$664
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$687
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$707
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$581
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$755
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$719
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$898
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$613
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$735
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$699
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$669
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$697
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$675
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$587
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$696