Sendai vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$459
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$690
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
73
17
😀 Quality of life
92
37
🏙️ Population
1.06M
9.03M

The cost of living in Sendai is 85% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4890th and 7790th ($1111 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 315th 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 Zhoukou. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 91st and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$15431

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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 Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528