Davao vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1562
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$280
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.5
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$219
$847
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
39
67
😀 Quality of life
59
71
🏙️ Population
1.85M
10.5M

The cost of living in Davao is 7% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 7639th and 7308th ($646 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 67th in the Philippines and China, respectively. Check the Philippines vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Davao compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5957th and 3241st 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
$4.9
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.12
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.29%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1679
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1449
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.82
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.15
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.18
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.7
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.59
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7822
$25442

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$564
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$571
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$532
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$404
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$562
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$363
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$530
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$564
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$576
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$441
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$636
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$502
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$565
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$491
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$648
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$616
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$509
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$682
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$705
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$795
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$711
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$664
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$614
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$560
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$616
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$596
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$599
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$599
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$552
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$495
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$526
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$412
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$423
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$810
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$560
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$552
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$421
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$497
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$421
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$605

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620