Davao vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$614
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$274
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.9
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
37
97
😀 Quality of life
60
75
🏙️ Population
1.78M
18.7M

The cost of living in Davao is 17% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 7532nd and 6607th ($614 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5395th and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.81
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$2.36
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.5
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2122
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1737
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.77
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.86
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.37
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.2
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8041
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$542
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$514
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$515
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$461
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$535
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$387
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$449
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$545
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$399
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$412
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$638
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$499
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$509
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$493
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$568
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$562
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$440
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$651
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$692
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$735
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$799
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$749
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$603
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$538
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$697
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$587
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$612
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$608
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$531
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$447
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$575
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$422
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$431
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$841
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$445
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$436
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$431
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$486
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$429
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$575

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620