Davao vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$614
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$274
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.9
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
37
73
😀 Quality of life
60
78
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.06M

The cost of living in Davao is 40% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7532nd and 5135th ($614 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 282nd in the Philippines and Japan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Davao compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 5395th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.81
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.5
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2122
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1737
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.77
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.86
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.37
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.2
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8041
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$542
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$514
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$515
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$461
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$535
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$387
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$449
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$545
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$399
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$412
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$638
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$499
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$509
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$493
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$568
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$562
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$440
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$651
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$692
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$735
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$799
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$749
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$603
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$538
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$697
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$587
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$612
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$608
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$531
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$447
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$575
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$422
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$431
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$841
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$445
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$436
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$431
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$486
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$429
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$575

Cities near Sendai

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