Sendai vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$1693
🏠 One person rent
$460
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$334
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$733
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
72
85
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
1.06M
9.07M

The cost of living in Sendai is 93% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5094th and 8245th ($1069 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 242nd and 3667th 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
$6.27
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$3.84
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$470
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$492
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$518
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$521
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$434
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$489
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$511
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$434
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$516
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$500
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$528
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$543
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$532
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$517
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$556
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$553
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$537
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$532
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$547
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$517
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$519
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$550
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$576
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1564
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$457
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$549
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$537
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$537
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$550
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$499
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$521
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$584
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$521
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1544
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$565
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$589
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$557
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1553
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1553
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$501