Sendai vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2676
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$435
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1888
$886
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
72
98
😀 Quality of life
90
70
🏙️ Population
1.06M
12.3M

The cost of living in Sendai is 61% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5132nd and 7163rd ($1055 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 95th 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 1.4 months in Wuhan. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 156th and 2475th 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
$6.36
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$1.63
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.01%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.8
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$3.57
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5986
$8658

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$349

$907

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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 Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$619
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$651
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$660
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$638
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$679
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$635
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$645
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$600
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$615
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$630
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$591
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$589
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$584
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$619
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$613
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$569
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$621
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$596
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$637
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$591
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$588
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$549
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$576
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$591
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$577
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$558
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$556
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$664
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$533
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$600
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$604
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$506
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$555
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$637
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$561
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$602
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$586