Hong Kong vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2718
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6205
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$1790
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$3191
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$230
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1245
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
72
😀 Quality of life
83
90
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.06M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 154% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 532nd and 5094th ($2718 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 139th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 548th and 242nd 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
$8.11
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.01
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2068
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1498
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3648
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2751
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$26310
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16253
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.12
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.2
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.7
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1018
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22102
$5899

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598

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