Davao vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1502
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$285
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
37
97
😀 Quality of life
59
75
🏙️ Population
1.78M
18.7M

The cost of living in Davao is 18% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 7538th and 6602nd ($623 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5326th and 1036th 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
$4.25
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.3
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.43
🥤 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
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.66%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2351
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.84
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8048
$15919

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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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671