Dongguan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$263
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
69
72
😀 Quality of life
72
90
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.06M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 38% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7341st and 5094th ($662 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 3389th and 242nd 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
$2.78
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$5899

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013