Sendai vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$402
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$627
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
78
😀 Quality of life
78
67
🏙️ Population
1.06M
12.6M

The cost of living in Sendai is 103% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5135th and 8471st ($1026 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Sendai ranked 66th best city to live in Japan vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 603rd and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.28
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617