Davao vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Dili
🚶 Cost of living one person
$633
$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1527
$1233
🏠 One person rent
$282
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$466
$377
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.4
$27.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$139
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
38
12
😀 Quality of life
59
30
🏙️ Population
1.78M
222K

The cost of living in Davao is 22% more expensive than in Dili. Cities ranked 7548th and 8528th ($633 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in the Philippines and East Timor, respectively. Check the Philippines vs East Timor comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Davao compared to 0.3 months in Dili. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Dili ranked 1st in East Timor, while ranked 5976th and 8795th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Dili
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$3.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.64%
12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1959
$1475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$14.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.79
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$16.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.8
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$95.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7793
$3267

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ainaro
$513
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$512
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$513
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$531
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$499
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$507
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$502
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$1647
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$588
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$523
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$502
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$519
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$402
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$445
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$447
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$549
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$500
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$447
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$445
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$834
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$489
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1134
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$598
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$496
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$568
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$547
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$449
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$459
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$470
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$457
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$551
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$384
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$409
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$413
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$470
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$440
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$447
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$456
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$524
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$409