Sendai vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$460
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$1016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
72
98
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
1.06M
12.3M

The cost of living in Sendai is 67% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5094th and 7501st ($1069 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 106th 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 1.6 months in Wuhan. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 242nd and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Wuhan

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Sendai Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$1.54
 Cappuccino
$3.84
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$7838

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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 Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571