Dongguan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$259
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
67
73
😀 Quality of life
71
74
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.06M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 34% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7469th and 5585th ($666 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 415th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 3662nd and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Sendai

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Dongguan Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.36
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$5002

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$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022