Sendai vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$460
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$1127
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
72
70
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
1.06M
12.7M

The cost of living in Sendai is 39% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5094th and 6778th ($1069 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 242nd and 3523rd 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
$6.27
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$3.84
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$4.46
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$15339

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610