Bangkok vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$633
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$1527
🏠 One person rent	$424	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$466
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$43.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$238
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	89	38
😀 Quality of life	75	59
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.78M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 51% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 5912th and 7548th ($958 vs $633) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 22nd in Thailand and the Philippines, respectively. Check Thailand vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.4 months in Davao. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Davao ranked 6th in the Philippines, while ranked 1890th and 5976th 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	$3.1	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$95.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	9.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$1959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$7793

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$564
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$552
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$546
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$406
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$550
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$374
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$514
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$555
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$540
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$436
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$595
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$485
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$499
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$490
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$658
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$597
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$514
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$720
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$698
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$724
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$676
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$608
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$600
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$627
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$599
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$576
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$620
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$532
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$449
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$521
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$445
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$447
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$825
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$563
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$575
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$447
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$518
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$445
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$636