Davao vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Davao	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$633	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$282	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$466	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.4	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	38	73
😀 Quality of life	59	57
🏙️ Population	1.78M	16.8M

The cost of living in Davao is 36% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 7548th and 8829th ($633 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in the Philippines and Bangladesh, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Davao compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 5976th and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Dhaka

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	Davao	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.31	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.64%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1959	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.79	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7793	$1844

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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

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302