Hanoi vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$342
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$1272
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
72
73
😀 Quality of life
65
74
🏙️ Population
8.72M
1.06M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 30% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7229th and 5585th ($702 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 415th in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 5251st and 2145th 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
$2.02
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380

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