Sendai vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$1663
🏠 One person rent
$460
$220
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$149
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
30
😀 Quality of life
90
45
🏙️ Population
1.06M
6.87M

The cost of living in Sendai is 74% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 5094th and 7717th ($1069 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 2nd in Japan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Japan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sendai compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 242nd and 7117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Yangon

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Sendai Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$2152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$15435

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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

Cities near Yangon

Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Bago
$571
151 km or 94 mi Pathein
$666
158 km or 98 mi Hpa-an
$581
161 km or 100 mi Mawlamyine
$567
334 km or 207 mi Naypyidaw
$594
373 km or 232 mi Chiang Mai
$727
373 km or 232 mi Pai
$667
438 km or 272 mi Phitsanulok
$558
442 km or 275 mi Nakhon Sawan
$680
451 km or 280 mi Taunggyi
$534
506 km or 314 mi Sittwe
$558
520 km or 323 mi Chiang Rai
$603
534 km or 332 mi Nakhon Pathom
$623
552 km or 343 mi Myeik
$553
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$736
566 km or 352 mi Tha Khlong
$675
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$737
571 km or 355 mi Rangsit
$635
576 km or 358 mi Mandalay
$540
578 km or 359 mi Bangkok
$958
588 km or 365 mi Lat Luang
$774
591 km or 367 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
600 km or 373 mi Monywa
$519
624 km or 388 mi Hua Hin
$724
658 km or 409 mi Laem Chabang
$779
662 km or 411 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
666 km or 414 mi Pattaya
$812
666 km or 414 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
671 km or 417 mi Nong Prue
$787
686 km or 427 mi Cox's Bazar
$324
697 km or 433 mi Vientiane
$1152
705 km or 438 mi Udon Thani
$578
708 km or 440 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
713 km or 443 mi Khon Kaen
$590
719 km or 447 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
742 km or 461 mi Klaeng
$718
756 km or 470 mi Jinghong
$577
763 km or 474 mi Chittagong
$358
816 km or 507 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
834 km or 518 mi Pu'er
$599