Quezon vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quezon	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1649	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$319	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$522	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$60	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$444	$1516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	74	72
😀 Quality of life	67	90
🏙️ Population	2.96M	1.06M

The cost of living in Quezon is 33% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7006th and 5094th ($717 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 0.6 months in Quezon compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Quezon ranked 1st best city to live in the Philippines vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 4889th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quezon vs Sendai

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	Quezon	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.14	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.7	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.15	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.79	$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$423	$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.17%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2315	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1404	$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.6	$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.85	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.86	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.6	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.26	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.5	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$78.5	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2716	$5899

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Cities near Quezon

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Manila	$790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Caloocan	$568
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Marikina	$555
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Pasig	$642
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Malabon	$674
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Valenzuela	$432
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Makati	$1009
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Pasay	$785
11 km or 6.5 mi	Navotas	$657
12 km or 7.2 mi	Cainta	$760
13 km or 8.1 mi	Taguig	$807
14 km or 8.9 mi	Meycauayan	$561
16 km or 10 mi	Antipolo	$570
19 km or 12 mi	Paranaque	$651
20 km or 13 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
20 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$540
21 km or 13 mi	Las Pinas	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$536
26 km or 16 mi	Binangonan	$525
28 km or 17 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
31 km or 19 mi	San Pedro	$617
32 km or 20 mi	General Trias	$519
33 km or 21 mi	Malolos	$630
34 km or 21 mi	Binan	$613
35 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
36 km or 23 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
41 km or 26 mi	Cabuyao	$616
43 km or 27 mi	Trece Martires	$542
49 km or 30 mi	Calamba	$489
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$609
62 km or 39 mi	Tanauan	$535
63 km or 39 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
70 km or 44 mi	San Pablo	$477
75 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$624
78 km or 49 mi	Lipa	$425
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$598
84 km or 52 mi	Olongapo	$471
95 km or 59 mi	Cabanatuan	$448
98 km or 61 mi	Batangas	$532

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