Hanoi vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$290
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$2543
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
71
73
😀 Quality of life
63
92
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.06M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 42% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7305th and 4890th ($648 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 142nd 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 6th in Japan, while ranked 4684th and 91st 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
$2.03
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057