Sendai vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$1749
🏠 One person rent
$416
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$356
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$835
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
74
😀 Quality of life
74
70
🏙️ Population
1.06M
9.07M

The cost of living in Sendai is 76% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5585th and 8176th ($1010 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th and 313th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.5 months in Shenyang. Sendai ranked 169th best city to live in Japan vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 2145th and 3872nd 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
$5.58
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$3.85
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$3.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$25508

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022

Cities near Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$483
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$522
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$545
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$454
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$507
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$447
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$537
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$504
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$541
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$562
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$523
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$517
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$543
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$553
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$532
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$540
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$560
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$536
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$534
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$544
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$590
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1574
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$477
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$568
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$562
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$534
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$559
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$514
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$542
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$599
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$540
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1540
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$578
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$607
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$588
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1560
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1539
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$523