Sendai vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$414
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$669
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1115
$827
😷 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 67% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5531st and 7943rd ($1007 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 360th and 243rd in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Sendai compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Sendai ranked 228th best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 2040th and 7142nd 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
$5.41
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.71%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.7
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.7
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4242
$13867

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619