Hangzhou vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$842
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2418
$2816
🏠 One person rent
$388
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$788
$865
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.6
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1140
$2538
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
73
😀 Quality of life
71
92
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.06M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 24% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6287th and 4907th ($842 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 148th 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 Hangzhou compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Hangzhou ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 2169th and 92nd 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
$3.81
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.5
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.19
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$501
$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$993
$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.4
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8003
$2377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4386
$1349
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.2
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.11
$4.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.17
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$68.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.67
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.6
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.3
$54.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22900
$6392

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$744
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$705
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$584
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$700
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$711
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$704
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1021
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$700
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$728
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$734
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$689
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$685
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$747
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$769
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1138
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$705
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$715
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1026
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$701
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$674
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$613
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$693
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$635
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$672
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$722
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$628
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$619
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$662
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$904
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$649
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$666
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$626
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$740
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$535
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$745
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$710
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$676
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$772

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1031
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1028
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1028
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1030
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1028
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1030
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1018
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1026
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1018
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1016
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1032
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1030
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1033
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1007
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1000
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1017
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1044
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$989
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1044
57 km or 35 mi Date
$992
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1006
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1029
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1049
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1017
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1010
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1054
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1005
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1054
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1014
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1026
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057