Hanoi vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$302
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$1516
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
72
72
😀 Quality of life
65
90
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.06M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 39% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7418th and 5094th ($652 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 139th in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 5259th and 242nd 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
$1.9
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$5899

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013