Davao vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$633
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1527
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$282
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$466
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.4
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
38
69
😀 Quality of life
59
72
🏙️ Population
1.78M
10.5M

The cost of living in Davao is 4% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 7548th and 7341st ($633 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 78th in the Philippines and China, respectively. Check the Philippines vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Davao compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 5976th and 3389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.64%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1959
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.79
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.8
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7793
$21416

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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
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598