Berlin vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$1528
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$294
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$492
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	38
😀 Quality of life	95	60
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.78M

The cost of living in Berlin is 224% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 1762nd and 7397th ($2027 vs $626) 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 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.8 months in Davao. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Davao ranked 7th in the Philippines, while ranked 21st and 5168th 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	$14.6	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$3.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$629
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$324
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$1984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$1513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$7.99
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$7817

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$572
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$553
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$562
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$417
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$541
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$377
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$440
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$553
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$407
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$431
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$597
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$518
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$492
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$650
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$589
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$516
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$667
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$707
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$709
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$735
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$727
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$595
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$587
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$610
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$562
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$567
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$598
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$450
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$566
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$442
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$820
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$520
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$580
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$442
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$498
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$441
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$593