Hong Kong vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2614
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6294
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$1726
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$3471
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$501
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4054
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.06M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 155% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 503rd and 5135th ($2614 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hong Kong compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 168th and 603rd 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
$7.92
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.76
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2033
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4405
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2942
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$28583
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18618
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$3
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.14
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.38
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20363
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611

Cities near Sendai

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