Bangkok vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$416	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$1888
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	89	72
😀 Quality of life	74	90
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.06M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 11% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5822nd and 5132nd ($941 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 324th in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 1221st and 156th 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	$2.97	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$5986

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034