Dongguan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$181
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
69
73
😀 Quality of life
71
78
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.06M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 43% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7769th and 5135th ($589 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 282nd 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 Dongguan compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 2370th and 603rd 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
$2.08
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011