Sendai vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$459
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
90
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
1.06M
13.9M

The cost of living in Sendai is 56% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4890th and 6862nd ($1111 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 91st and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Tianjin

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Sendai Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$16590

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618