Davao vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$659
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1580
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$293
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$482
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
39
73
😀 Quality of life
60
74
🏙️ Population
1.85M
1.06M

The cost of living in Davao is 35% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7528th and 5585th ($659 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 415th 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 Davao compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 5960th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Sendai

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Davao Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.78
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.28
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.27%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1952
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.6
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.96
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.59
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.71
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.3
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7818
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$579
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$579
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$553
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$420
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$575
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$378
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$525
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$578
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$566
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$453
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$641
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$503
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$540
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$488
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$673
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$630
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$530
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$729
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$717
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$796
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$738
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$698
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$632
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$606
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$637
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$605
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$603
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$630
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$554
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$466
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$547
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$432
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$440
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$835
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$572
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$579
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$437
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$519
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$437
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$634

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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