Sendai vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$1354
🏠 One person rent
$460
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$608
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
72
70
😀 Quality of life
90
65
🏙️ Population
1.06M
10.6M

The cost of living in Sendai is 112% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5094th and 8645th ($1069 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 489th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sendai compared to 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd in China, while ranked 242nd and 5294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$4870

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$535
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$527
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$523
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$574
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$533
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$548
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$505
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$550
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$572
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$499
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$454
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$456
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$544
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$558
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$543
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$565
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$552
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$553
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$480
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$495
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$546
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$634
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$634
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$502
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$724
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$638
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$516
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$544
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$534
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$580
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$689
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$619
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$748
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$707