Sendai vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$459
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$1044
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
73
70
😀 Quality of life
92
67
🏙️ Population
1.06M
12.7M

The cost of living in Sendai is 9% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4890th and 5553rd ($1111 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 91st and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Suzhou

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Sendai Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$3.97
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$26560

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645