Sendai vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$1804
🏠 One person rent
$414
$235
🏘️ Family rent
$669
$404
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1115
$1093
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
74
😀 Quality of life
74
58
🏙️ Population
1.06M
9.07M

The cost of living in Sendai is 65% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5531st and 7878th ($1007 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 360th and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Sendai ranked 228th best city to live in Japan vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 2040th and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Shenyang

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Sendai Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.71%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.7
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.7
$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4242
$22712

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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 Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$499
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$537
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$567
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$549
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$474
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$519
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$457
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$552
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$512
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$556
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$578
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$528
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$526
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$540
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$559
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$539
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$549
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$573
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$550
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$549
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$541
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$603
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1572
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$491
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$582
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$579
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$540
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$572
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$529
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$555
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$615
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$551
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1550
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$593
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$619
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$607
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1556
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1544
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$532