Sendai vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$459
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
1.06M
17.7M

The cost of living in Sendai is 16% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4890th and 5948th ($1111 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 91st and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$3.97
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$24117

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618