Ho Chi Minh vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$349
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
66
73
😀 Quality of life
66
78
🏙️ Population
10.4M
1.06M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 32% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6786th and 5135th ($702 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd 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 Ho Chi Minh compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 4217th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$6030

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$550
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$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011