Foshan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$185
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
70
92
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.06M

The cost of living in Foshan is 46% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7753rd and 4890th ($602 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 142nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 2359th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$6369

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$763
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$830
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$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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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