Sendai vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2676
$1355
🏠 One person rent
$435
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1888
$602
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
72
71
😀 Quality of life
90
61
🏙️ Population
1.06M
10.6M

The cost of living in Sendai is 119% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5132nd and 8748th ($1055 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 525th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 156th and 5094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.36
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.01%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.8
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5986
$4785

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$524
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$533
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$544
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$564
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$584
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$550
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$553
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$581
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$600
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$590
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$642
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$472
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$590
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$592
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$587
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$610
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$555
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$574
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$638
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$478
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$550
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$618
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$644
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$649
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$492
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$729
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$679
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$522
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$577
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$588
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$624
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$638
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$726
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$655
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$703
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716