Sendai vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2676
$1763
🏠 One person rent
$435
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1888
$723
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
72
85
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
1.06M
9.07M

The cost of living in Sendai is 96% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5132nd and 8334th ($1055 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 454th 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 156th and 3343rd 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
$6.36
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.01%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.8
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5986
$24404

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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 Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$459
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$495
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$514
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$520
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$455
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$500
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$508
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$496
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$514
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$500
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$524
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$543
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$508
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$492
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$517
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$524
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$517
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$516
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$542
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$509
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$513
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$503
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$581
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1572
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$461
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$549
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$538
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$505
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$543
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$493
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$520
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$586
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$517
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1549
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$574
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$585
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$573
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1553
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1547
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$500