Sendai vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$416
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
73
65
😀 Quality of life
74
72
🏙️ Population
1.06M
12.7M

The cost of living in Sendai is 29% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5585th and 6833rd ($1010 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th and 31st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Sendai ranked 169th best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 2145th and 3150th 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
$5.58
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$2.17
 Cappuccino
$3.85
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$4.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$17664

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623