Sendai vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2676
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$435
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1888
$709
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
72
24
😀 Quality of life
90
39
🏙️ Population
1.06M
6.56M

The cost of living in Sendai is 78% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5132nd and 7740th ($1055 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 263rd in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Sendai compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 156th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.36
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.01%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.8
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5986
$11393

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$553
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$579
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$609
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$590
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$579
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$582
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$570
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$586
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$575
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$577
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$480
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$563
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$539
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$724
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$573
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$577
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$522
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$533
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$596
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$755
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$549
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$590
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$758
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$569
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$556
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$564
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$589
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$600
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$561
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$591
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$591
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$761
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$579
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$602
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$575
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600