Bangkok vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2622
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$465
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
89
73
😀 Quality of life
73
74
🏙️ Population
5.68M
1.06M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 2% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5467th and 5585th ($1027 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 415th in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 2647th and 2145th 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
$3.24
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6568
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3204
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.63
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$554
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15512
$5002

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$789
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$833
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$788
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$656
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$710
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$838
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$874
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$846
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$784
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$768
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$562
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$763
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$575
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$585
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$621
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$845
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$571
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$593
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$581
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$764
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$782
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1056
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$612
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$587
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$882
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$530
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$501
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$629
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$760
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$780
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$592

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022