Davao vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1502
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$285
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
37
95
😀 Quality of life
59
70
🏙️ Population
1.78M
9.5M

The cost of living in Davao is 3% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 7538th and 7753rd ($623 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 301st in the Philippines and China, respectively. Check the Philippines vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Davao compared to 1.4 months in Foshan. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5326th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.3
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.66%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2351
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.84
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8048
$24357

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$570
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$527
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$564
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$403
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$545
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$386
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$463
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$552
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$391
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$387
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$636
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$532
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$504
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$465
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$625
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$582
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$501
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$630
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$727
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$730
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$791
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$683
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$590
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$595
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$656
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$552
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$542
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$550
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$534
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$457
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$522
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$463
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$467
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$839
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$443
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$443
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$466
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$488
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$465
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$611

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660