Hanoi vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$647
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$292
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$1888
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
71
72
😀 Quality of life
62
90
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.06M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 39% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7236th and 5132nd ($647 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 324th in Vietnam and Japan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 4848th and 156th 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
$1.94
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.01
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.39%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2965
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1710
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.82
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.48
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.38
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.44
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12394
$5986

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$513
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$554
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$592
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$570
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$496
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$513
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$591
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$582
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$569
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$564
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$579
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$573
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$558
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$549
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$642
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$500
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1161
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$702
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$571
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$575
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$764
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$771
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$650
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1163
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$763
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$611
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$543
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$579
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$761
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$756
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$604
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$393

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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