Hangzhou vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$391
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1013
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
73
😀 Quality of life
72
78
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.06M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 19% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6270th and 5135th ($831 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 282nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hangzhou compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 2093rd and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hangzhou Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$3.84
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$895
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.39%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6914
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4027
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.39
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.14
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.7
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26569
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740

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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