Hong Kong vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2753
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6771
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$3862
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4007
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
88
92
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.06M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 148% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 379th and 4890th ($2753 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 205th and 91st 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
$8.31
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4948
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29105
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18561
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1053
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22381
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
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
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057