Davao vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$659
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1580
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$293
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$482
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$829
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
39
96
😀 Quality of life
60
74
🏙️ Population
1.85M
18.7M

The cost of living in Davao is 16% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 7528th and 6835th ($659 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 5960th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Guangzhou

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Davao Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.78
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.28
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.27%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1952
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.6
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.96
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.59
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.71
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.3
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7818
$16938

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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 Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694