Berlin vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$1562
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$280
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$219
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	39
😀 Quality of life	94	59
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.85M

The cost of living in Berlin is 267% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 1150th and 7639th ($2371 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 19th in Germany and the Philippines, respectively. Check Germany vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 0.3 months in Davao. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Davao ranked 5th in the Philippines, while ranked 45th and 5957th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Davao

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	Berlin	Davao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	8.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$1679
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$1449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$6.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$7.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$2.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$10.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$2.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$7822

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$564
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$571
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$532
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$404
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$562
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$363
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$530
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$564
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$576
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$441
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$636
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$502
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$565
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$491
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$648
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$616
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$509
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$682
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$705
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$711
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$664
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$614
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$560
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$616
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$596
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$599
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$599
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$552
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$495
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$526
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$412
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$423
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$810
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$560
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$552
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$421
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$497
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$421
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$605