Davao vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$659
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1580
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$293
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$482
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$780
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
39
93
😀 Quality of life
60
72
🏙️ Population
1.85M
9.5M

The cost of living in Davao is 8% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 7528th and 7844th ($659 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 183rd 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 5960th and 3253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Foshan

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Davao Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.78
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.28
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.27%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1952
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.6
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.96
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.59
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.71
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.3
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7818
$22493

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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
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$782
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664