Dongguan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$250
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$1888
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
69
72
😀 Quality of life
69
90
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.06M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 38% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7169th and 5132nd ($656 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 324th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 2941st and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dongguan Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$5986

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93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
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$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
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$598

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$986
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$984
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$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
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$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
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$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
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$1028
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$1003
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$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
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$1034