Davao vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$294	$216
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$729
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	38	44
😀 Quality of life	60	43
🏙️ Population	1.78M	6.65M

The cost of living in Davao is 6% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 7397th and 7767th ($626 vs $590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 276th in the Philippines and China, respectively. Check the Philippines vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 1.2 months in Hengyang. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Hengyang ranked 140th in China, while ranked 5168th and 6669th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Hengyang

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	Davao	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$2.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$23
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$34.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$3292
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$3135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$5.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$8454

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$572
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$553
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$562
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$417
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$541
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$377
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$440
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$553
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$407
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$431
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$597
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$518
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$492
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$650
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$589
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$516
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$667
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$707
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$709
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$735
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$727
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$595
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$587
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$610
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$562
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$567
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$598
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$450
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$566
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$442
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$820
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$520
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$580
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$442
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$498
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$441
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$593

Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$579
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$609
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$582
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$592
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$553
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$724
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$577
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$570
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$586
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$590
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$755
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$600
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$480
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$761
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$579
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$596
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$522
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$758
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$569
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$533
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$549
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$591
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$573
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$794
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$635
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$556
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$506
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600