Caloocan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caloocan	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$640	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$362	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$691	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$287	$1888
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	73	72
😀 Quality of life	47	90
🏙️ Population	1.66M	1.06M

The cost of living in Caloocan is 39% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7283rd and 5132nd ($640 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 324th in the Philippines and Japan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Caloocan compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Caloocan ranked 23rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6443rd and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caloocan vs Sendai

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	Caloocan	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2695	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.52	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.15	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.18	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4605	$5986

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Cities near Caloocan

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Malabon	$623
3.3 km or 2 mi	Navotas	$732
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Valenzuela	$506
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Manila	$766
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Meycauayan	$577
10 km or 6.4 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
12 km or 7.3 mi	Pasay	$770
13 km or 8.2 mi	Makati	$901
14 km or 8.9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.4 mi	Pasig	$670
17 km or 11 mi	Taguig	$780
19 km or 12 mi	Cainta	$704
20 km or 12 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
21 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$538
21 km or 13 mi	Paranaque	$621
22 km or 14 mi	Las Pinas	$589
24 km or 15 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$518
27 km or 17 mi	Malolos	$572
31 km or 19 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
31 km or 19 mi	General Trias	$457
33 km or 20 mi	Binangonan	$487
34 km or 21 mi	San Pedro	$575
36 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
37 km or 23 mi	Binan	$539
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
42 km or 26 mi	Trece Martires	$515
45 km or 28 mi	Cabuyao	$545
52 km or 33 mi	San Fernando	$610
53 km or 33 mi	Calamba	$486
66 km or 41 mi	Tanauan	$508
67 km or 42 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	San Pablo	$427
75 km or 47 mi	Mabalacat	$585
76 km or 47 mi	Olongapo	$464
82 km or 51 mi	Lipa	$398
93 km or 58 mi	Cabanatuan	$372
100 km or 62 mi	Tarlac	$445

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034