Sendai vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2676
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$435
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1888
$680
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
78
😀 Quality of life
90
66
🏙️ Population
1.06M
12.6M

The cost of living in Sendai is 106% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5132nd and 8544th ($1055 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 156th and 3982nd 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
$6.36
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.01%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.8
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5986
$19343

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SendaiZhengzhou

Cost of living

$349

$907

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591