Davao vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$633
$2514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1527
$5509
🏠 One person rent
$282
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$466
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.4
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$4067
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
38
65
😀 Quality of life
59
91
🏙️ Population
1.78M
3.94M

The cost of living in Davao is 75% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 7548th and 848th ($633 vs $2514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 2nd 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 1.6 months in Dubai. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5976th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$9.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$12.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$2095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$2461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$96.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.64%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1959
$7516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$3977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.79
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$81.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$77.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.8
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7793
$15029

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483