Hanoi vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$282
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$2382
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
71
73
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
8.25M
1.06M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 38% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7372nd and 5135th ($631 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 282nd in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 4592nd and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Sendai

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Hanoi Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422

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