Manila vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$821
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2009
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$400
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$679
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$49
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$347
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
77
73
😀 Quality of life
65
74
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.06M

The cost of living in Manila is 19% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6679th and 5585th ($821 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 Manila compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 5265th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Sendai

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Manila Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.86
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$872
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.36%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4309
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2679
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.03
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.7
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14540
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Pasay
$804
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Caloocan
$574
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mandaluyong
$755
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Quezon
$697
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Malabon
$657
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Makati
$1066
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Navotas
$701
12 km or 7.2 mi Valenzuela
$458
12 km or 7.2 mi Pasig
$609
12 km or 7.3 mi Taguig
$868
15 km or 9 mi Marikina
$584
15 km or 9.3 mi Bacoor
$549
15 km or 9.3 mi Paranaque
$660
15 km or 9.5 mi Cainta
$733
16 km or 9.7 mi Meycauayan
$587
16 km or 10 mi Las Pinas
$605
19 km or 12 mi Imus
$524
21 km or 13 mi Antipolo
$544
25 km or 15 mi Muntinlupa
$683
25 km or 16 mi San Jose del Monte
$504
26 km or 16 mi General Trias
$501
28 km or 17 mi San Pedro
$597
28 km or 17 mi Binangonan
$507
30 km or 19 mi Dasmarinas
$416
31 km or 19 mi Binan
$589
33 km or 20 mi Malolos
$626
34 km or 21 mi Santa Rosa
$549
37 km or 23 mi Trece Martires
$538
39 km or 24 mi Cabuyao
$584
47 km or 29 mi Calamba
$496
58 km or 36 mi San Fernando
$603
60 km or 37 mi Tanauan
$539
61 km or 38 mi Santo Tomas
$534
69 km or 43 mi San Pablo
$463
74 km or 46 mi Angeles
$636
75 km or 47 mi Lipa
$420
79 km or 49 mi Olongapo
$476
81 km or 50 mi Mabalacat
$609
94 km or 59 mi Batangas
$530
99 km or 61 mi Cabanatuan
$434

Cities near Sendai

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