Sendai vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$1732
🏠 One person rent
$416
$231
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$389
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$147
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
30
😀 Quality of life
74
45
🏙️ Population
1.06M
6.87M

The cost of living in Sendai is 61% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 5585th and 7720th ($1010 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th and 2nd in Japan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Japan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Sendai ranked 169th best city to live in Japan vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 2145th and 7263rd 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
$5.58
$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$17353

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022

Cities near Yangon

Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Bago
$592
151 km or 94 mi Pathein
$695
158 km or 98 mi Hpa-an
$593
161 km or 100 mi Mawlamyine
$571
334 km or 207 mi Naypyidaw
$614
373 km or 232 mi Chiang Mai
$780
373 km or 232 mi Pai
$709
438 km or 272 mi Phitsanulok
$585
442 km or 275 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
451 km or 280 mi Taunggyi
$546
506 km or 314 mi Sittwe
$571
520 km or 323 mi Chiang Rai
$626
534 km or 332 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
552 km or 343 mi Myeik
$562
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$788
566 km or 352 mi Tha Khlong
$710
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$789
571 km or 355 mi Rangsit
$656
576 km or 358 mi Mandalay
$550
578 km or 359 mi Bangkok
$1027
588 km or 365 mi Lat Luang
$833
591 km or 367 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
600 km or 373 mi Monywa
$528
624 km or 388 mi Hua Hin
$784
658 km or 409 mi Laem Chabang
$838
662 km or 411 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
666 km or 414 mi Pattaya
$874
666 km or 414 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
671 km or 417 mi Nong Prue
$846
686 km or 427 mi Cox's Bazar
$324
697 km or 433 mi Vientiane
$1056
705 km or 438 mi Udon Thani
$581
708 km or 440 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
713 km or 443 mi Khon Kaen
$621
719 km or 447 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
742 km or 461 mi Klaeng
$768
756 km or 470 mi Jinghong
$590
763 km or 474 mi Chittagong
$358
816 km or 507 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
834 km or 518 mi Pu'er
$610