Sendai vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2676
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$435
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1888
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
1.06M
17.7M

The cost of living in Sendai is 15% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5132nd and 5950th ($1055 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 156th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Shenzhen

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Sendai Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.36
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.03
🥤 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
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.01%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.8
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5986
$22267

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Cities near Sendai

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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609