Dallas vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dallas	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$633
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5210	$1527
🏠 One person rent	$1465	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$2028	$466
🍽️ Food expenses	$634	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$43.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4795	$238
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	38
😀 Quality of life	92	59
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.78M

The cost of living in Dallas is 287% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 948th and 7548th ($2447 vs $633) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 834th and 22nd in the United States and the Philippines, respectively. Check the United States vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dallas compared to 0.4 months in Davao. Dallas ranked 37th best city to live in the United States vs Davao ranked 6th in the Philippines, while ranked 136th and 5976th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dallas	Davao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.7	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1516	$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2176	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1639	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$95.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	9.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3818	$1959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2456	$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.98	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.8	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$7.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.8	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.7	$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1152	$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24402	$7793

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2287
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$2133
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2183
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2176
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2200
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2497
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2315
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2199
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2162
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2135
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2340
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2381
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1856
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2268
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2139
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2212
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2140
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2038
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2133
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2246
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2215
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2143
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2302
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2190
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2568
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2336
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2369
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2136
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2108
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2140
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2216

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