Sendai vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2676
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$435
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1888
$1146
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
72
70
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
1.06M
12.7M

The cost of living in Sendai is 22% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5132nd and 6198th ($1055 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 18th 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 Suzhou. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 156th and 3351st 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
$6.36
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$4.13
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.01%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.8
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$4.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5986
$17431

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Cities near Sendai

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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613