Davao vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1562
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$280
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.5
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$219
$4153
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
39
66
😀 Quality of life
59
90
🏙️ Population
1.85M
3.94M

The cost of living in Davao is 74% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 7639th and 947th ($646 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.3 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 5957th and 184th 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
$4.9
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.12
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.29%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1679
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1449
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.82
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.15
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.18
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.7
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.59
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7822
$17401

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$564
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$571
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$532
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$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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$1543
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$2356
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$1170
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$1173
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$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
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$454
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$459
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$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
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$469