Davao vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$633
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1527
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$282
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$466
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.4
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
38
97
😀 Quality of life
59
75
🏙️ Population
1.78M
18.7M

The cost of living in Davao is 16% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 7548th and 6838th ($633 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 36th 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 months in Guangzhou. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5976th and 2100th 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
$4.31
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.64%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1959
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.79
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.8
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7793
$14783

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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 Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677