Dallas vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$1528
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$294
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$492
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	38
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.78M

The cost of living in Dallas is 295% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 837th and 7397th ($2471 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd and 19th 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 0.8 months in Davao. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Davao ranked 7th in the Philippines, while ranked 130th and 5168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Davao

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	Dallas	Davao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$3.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$629
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$324
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$1984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$1513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$7.99
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$7817

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

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