Sendai vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$459
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$930
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
73
98
😀 Quality of life
92
70
🏙️ Population
1.06M
12.3M

The cost of living in Sendai is 61% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4890th and 6979th ($1111 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 91st and 2526th 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
$6.64
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.65
 Cappuccino
$3.97
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$9062

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611