Bangkok vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$405
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
89
73
😀 Quality of life
75
78
🏙️ Population
5.68M
1.06M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 12% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5960th and 5135th ($902 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 1087th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Sendai

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Bangkok Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$6030

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

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