Sendai vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1733
🏠 One person rent
$459
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$739
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
85
😀 Quality of life
92
68
🏙️ Population
1.06M
9.07M

The cost of living in Sendai is 116% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4890th and 8584th ($1111 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 526th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.4 months in Shenyang. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 91st and 3326th 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
$6.64
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$25284

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057

Cities near Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$474
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$506
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$517
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$523
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$524
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$520
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$527
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$528
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$531
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$548
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$564
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$547
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$527
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$560
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$541
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$565
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$538
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$582
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$524
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$529
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$543
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$625
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1568
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$479
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$583
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$554
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$548
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$605
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$534
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$633
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$531
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1547
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$627
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$667
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$601
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1562
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1555
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$511