Davao vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1502
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$285
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
37
69
😀 Quality of life
59
69
🏙️ Population
1.78M
10.5M

The cost of living in Davao is 8% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 7538th and 7055th ($623 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 115th in the Philippines and China, respectively. Check the Philippines vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Davao compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 5326th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Dongguan

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Davao Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.3
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.66%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2351
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.84
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8048
$21927

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$570
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$527
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$564
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$403
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$545
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$386
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$463
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$552
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$391
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$387
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$636
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$532
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$504
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$465
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$625
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$582
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$501
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$630
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$727
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$730
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$791
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$683
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$590
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$595
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$656
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$552
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$542
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$550
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$534
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$457
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$522
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$463
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$467
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$839
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$443
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$443
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$466
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$488
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$465
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$611

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623