Bangkok vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$1580
🏠 One person rent	$465	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$482
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	89	39
😀 Quality of life	73	60
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.85M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 56% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 5467th and 7528th ($1027 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th in Thailand and the Philippines, respectively. Check Thailand vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.4 months in Davao. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Davao ranked 5th in the Philippines, while ranked 2647th and 5960th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Davao

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	Bangkok	Davao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	8.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$1952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$8.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$2.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$7818

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

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