Davao vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$633
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1527
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$282
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$466
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.4
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
38
72
😀 Quality of life
59
90
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.06M

The cost of living in Davao is 41% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7548th and 5094th ($633 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 5976th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.64%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1959
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.79
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.8
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7793
$5899

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$564
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$552
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$546
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$406
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$550
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$374
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$514
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$555
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$540
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$436
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$595
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$485
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$499
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$490
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$658
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$597
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$514
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$720
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$698
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$795
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$724
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$676
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$608
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$600
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$627
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$599
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$576
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$620
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$532
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$449
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$521
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$445
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$447
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$825
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$563
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$575
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$447
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$518
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$445
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$636

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013