Hangzhou vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$826
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2298
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$375
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$882
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
72
😀 Quality of life
72
90
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.06M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 23% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6563rd and 5094th ($826 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 Hangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Hangzhou ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 2980th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Sendai

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Hangzhou Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.7
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7830
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4289
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.17
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.64
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$411
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28925
$5899

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$740
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$597
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$642
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$672
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$637
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$771
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$674
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$586
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$713
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$639
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$679
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$659
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1128
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$673
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$632
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1003
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$666
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$634
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$576
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$620
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$604
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$621
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$696
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$597
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$547
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$612
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$672
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$618
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$622
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$597
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$696
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$531
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$656
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$630
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$753

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