Hangzhou vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2401
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$405
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.5
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$912
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
84
73
😀 Quality of life
72
74
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.06M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 15% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6527th and 5585th ($860 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Hangzhou ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 3360th and 2145th 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
$4
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$4.12
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.3
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8066
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4023
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.66
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29918
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022