Davao vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$659
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1580
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$293
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$482
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
39
67
😀 Quality of life
60
71
🏙️ Population
1.85M
10.5M

The cost of living in Davao is 1% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 7528th and 7469th ($659 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 89th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5960th and 3662nd 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
$4.78
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.28
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.27%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1952
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.6
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.96
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.59
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.71
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.3
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7818
$22205

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$579
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$579
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$553
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$420
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$575
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$378
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$525
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$578
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$566
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$453
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$641
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$503
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$540
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$488
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$673
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$630
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$530
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$729
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$717
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$796
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$738
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$698
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$632
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$606
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$637
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$605
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$603
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$630
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$554
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$466
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$547
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$432
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$440
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$835
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$572
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$579
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$437
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$519
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$437
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$634

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608