Davao vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$633
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1527
$1710
🏠 One person rent
$282
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$466
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.4
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$762
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
38
95
😀 Quality of life
59
73
🏙️ Population
1.78M
9.5M

The cost of living in Davao is 7% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 7548th and 7909th ($633 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 211th 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 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Foshan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 5976th and 2948th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$245
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.64%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1959
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$1740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.79
$5.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.8
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7793
$21696

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$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
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$758
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$829
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$518
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$662
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$794
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$777
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$827
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$662
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1746
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$816
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$878
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$608
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2414
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2718
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$892
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$766
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$809
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$765
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$766
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$941
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$780
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$773
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$726
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$750
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$579
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$669
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$451
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$790
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$693
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$897
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$454
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$546
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$574
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$634
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$622
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$677
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$652