Sendai vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$459
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
73
24
😀 Quality of life
92
39
🏙️ Population
1.06M
6.56M

The cost of living in Sendai is 82% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4890th and 7649th ($1111 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 91st and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610