Hefei vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$277
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
93
73
😀 Quality of life
65
92
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.06M

The cost of living in Hefei is 35% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6780th and 4890th ($727 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 142nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 4171st and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Sendai

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Hefei Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699

Cities near Sendai

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