Sendai vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$402
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
78
80
🏙️ Population
1.06M
17.5M

The cost of living in Sendai is 9% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5135th and 5744th ($1026 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Sendai ranked 66th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 603rd and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.28
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584