Sendai vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2676
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$435
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1888
$1049
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
72
49
😀 Quality of life
90
51
🏙️ Population
1.06M
7.1M

The cost of living in Sendai is 55% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5132nd and 6983rd ($1055 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 66th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Yantai ranked 53rd in China, while ranked 156th and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Yantai

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Sendai Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.36
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.01%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$3344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$5975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.8
$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5986
$23251

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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 Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$622
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$609
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$606
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$605
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$610
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$600
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$605
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$594
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$596
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$578
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$569
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$612
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$644
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$574
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$564
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$494
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$433
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$514
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$561
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$531
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$689
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$585
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$543
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$566
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$815
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$504
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$543
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$553
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$635
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$517
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$575
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$578
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$665
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$638
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$574
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$655
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$536
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$642
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$702