Manila vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manila	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$801	$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2513	$2813
🏠 One person rent	$377	$459
🏘️ Family rent	$1086	$861
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$552	$2543
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	73	73
😀 Quality of life	65	92
🏙️ Population	1.85M	1.06M

The cost of living in Manila is 28% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6428th and 4890th ($801 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 142nd 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 Manila compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 4217th and 91st 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	$4.82	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.42	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1612	$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$764	$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.5	$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.73%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3727	$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.71	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.63	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$504	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14739	$6369

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$650
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$668
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$593
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$816
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$704
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$453
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$705
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$820
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$564
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$650
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$717
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$633
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$602
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$641
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$558
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$579
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$668
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$562
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$677
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$518
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$632
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$551
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$421
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$507
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$627
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$554
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$442

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$1027
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$1027
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$1029
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1019
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$1022
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$1016
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$1015
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1031
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1034
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1035
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1035
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$1004
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1041
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$998
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$1008
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$1002
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$1016
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1021
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1045
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$1004
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$988
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1042
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$989
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1012
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$1000
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$1007
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1027
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1048
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$1015
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1011
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1052
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1000
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1053
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1017
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1022
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1057