Sendai vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$414
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$669
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1115
$902
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
68
😀 Quality of life
74
70
🏙️ Population
1.06M
12.6M

The cost of living in Sendai is 93% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5531st and 8548th ($1007 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 360th and 485th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Sendai compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Sendai ranked 228th best city to live in Japan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 2040th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Zhengzhou

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Sendai Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.71%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$3.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.7
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.7
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4242
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567