Davao vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$626
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$294
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$492
$1888
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
38
72
😀 Quality of life
60
90
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.06M

The cost of living in Davao is 41% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7397th and 5132nd ($626 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.8 months in Davao compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 5168th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.1
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.78
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.62%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1984
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1513
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.98
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.12
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.01
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.99
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$117
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7817
$5986

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$572
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$553
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$562
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$417
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$541
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$377
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$440
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$553
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$407
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$431
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$597
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$518
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$504
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$492
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$650
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$589
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$516
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$667
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$707
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$709
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$735
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$727
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$595
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$587
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$610
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$562
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$567
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$598
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$524
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$450
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$566
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$439
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$442
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$820
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$520
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$580
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$442
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$498
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$441
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$593

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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