Davao vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$294	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$274
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	38	72
😀 Quality of life	60	54
🏙️ Population	1.78M	16.8M

The cost of living in Davao is 46% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 7397th and 8899th ($626 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.8 months in Davao compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 5168th and 5971st 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	$4.1	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$1681

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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

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314