Sendai vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1909
🏠 One person rent
$459
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$63.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$1155
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
73
49
😀 Quality of life
92
52
🏙️ Population
1.06M
7.1M

The cost of living in Sendai is 50% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 4890th and 6718th ($1111 vs $740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 59th 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 1.6 months in Yantai. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Yantai ranked 49th in China, while ranked 91st and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$377
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$7710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$84.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$24056

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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 Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$674
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$663
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$656
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$674
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$649
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$655
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$645
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$657
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$623
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$618
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$681
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$761
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$640
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$608
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$536
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$501
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$558
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$605
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$579
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$748
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$667
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$578
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$610
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$869
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$526
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$605
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$581
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$677
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$565
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$602
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$608
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$700
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$668
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$627
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$693
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$588
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$684
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$742