Hanoi vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$340
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1115
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
72
73
😀 Quality of life
67
74
🏙️ Population
8.72M
1.06M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 31% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7314th and 5531st ($694 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 360th 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 1.1 months in Sendai. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 4766th and 2040th 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
$2.09
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014