Davao vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Davao	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$614	$456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1494	$1241
🏠 One person rent	$274	$106
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$258
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.9	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$426	$309
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	37	72
😀 Quality of life	60	57
🏙️ Population	1.78M	16.8M

The cost of living in Davao is 34% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 7532nd and 8745th ($614 vs $456) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 0.7 months in Davao compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 5395th and 5727th 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	$4.21	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$9.76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.81	$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$62.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.5	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2122	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.6	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.77	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.29	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.36	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.37	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.2	$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$125	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8041	$1449

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$542
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$514
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$515
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$461
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$535
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$387
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$449
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$545
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$399
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$412
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$499
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$509
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$493
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$568
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$562
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$440
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$651
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$692
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$735
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$799
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$749
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$603
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$538
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$697
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$587
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$612
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$608
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$531
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$447
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$575
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$422
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$431
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$841
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$445
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$436
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$431
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$486
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$429
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$575

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323