Sendai vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$416
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$776
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
73
21
😀 Quality of life
74
46
🏙️ Population
1.06M
6.56M

The cost of living in Sendai is 68% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5585th and 7929th ($1010 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th and 213th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Sendai ranked 169th best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 2145th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Shaoyang

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Sendai Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.58
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$1.19
 Cappuccino
$3.85
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$3.73
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$11939

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615