Abu Dhabi vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$1580
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$482
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	51	39
😀 Quality of life	85	60
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.85M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 214% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 1859th and 7528th ($2070 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 18th in the United Arab Emirates and the Philippines, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.4 months in Davao. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Davao ranked 5th in the Philippines, while ranked 447th and 5960th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Davao

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	Abu Dhabi	Davao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.29	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	8.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$1952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$2.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$7818

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2420
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1473
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1457
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2183
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1214
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2014
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1923
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$796
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1080
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1109
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1192
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1135
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$545
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$931
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1037
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$541
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$823
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$575
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$465
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$547
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$523
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$575
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$563
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$627
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$487
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1632
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$579
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$579
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$553
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$420
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$575
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$378
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$525
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$578
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$566
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$453
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$641
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$503
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$540
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$488
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$673
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$530
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$729
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$717
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$796
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$738
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$698
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$632
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$606
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$637
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$605
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$603
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$630
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$554
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$466
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$547
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$432
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$440
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$835
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$572
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$579
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$437
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$519
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$437
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$634