Sendai vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$402
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$608
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
73
71
😀 Quality of life
78
63
🏙️ Population
1.06M
10.6M

The cost of living in Sendai is 111% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5135th and 8597th ($1026 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 537th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Sendai ranked 66th best city to live in Japan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 603rd and 4919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Shijiazhuang

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Sendai Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.28
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$4869

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Cities near Sendai

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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733