Hong Kong vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2663
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6085
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$1742
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$3071
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$237
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$923
$1115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
80
74
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.06M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 164% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 640th and 5531st ($2663 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 360th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 676th and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Sendai

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Hong Kong Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.74
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.9
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.29
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.21
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2008
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1474
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3693
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2621
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.67%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$27719
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17176
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.09
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.9
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.1
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.5
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1128
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$678
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1734
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$548
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$694
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$638
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$873
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$785
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$954
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$627
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$858
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$777
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$801
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$908
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$600
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$793
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$474
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$682
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$828
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$766
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$797
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$802
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$778
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$758
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$739
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$751
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$705
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$702
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$729
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$711
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$714
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$892
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$528
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$620

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014