Sendai vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$460
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$671
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
72
24
😀 Quality of life
90
45
🏙️ Population
1.06M
6.56M

The cost of living in Sendai is 77% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5094th and 7790th ($1069 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 167th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sendai compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 242nd and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$10279

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599