Davao vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$659
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1580
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$293
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$482
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$4093
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
39
66
😀 Quality of life
60
90
🏙️ Population
1.85M
3.94M

The cost of living in Davao is 73% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 7528th and 1039th ($659 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the Philippines vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Davao compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5960th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Dubai

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Davao Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.78
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.28
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.27%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1952
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.6
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.96
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.59
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.71
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7818
$16876

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$579
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$553
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$420
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111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$378
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$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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$1473
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$2183
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$1148
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$1214
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$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
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$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
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$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
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$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
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$465
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$487
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$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
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$492