Davao vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$294	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	38	66
😀 Quality of life	60	65
🏙️ Population	1.78M	9.39M

The cost of living in Davao is 15% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 7397th and 6739th ($626 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in the Philippines and Vietnam, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 5168th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Davao	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$14143

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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 Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$494
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$512
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$454
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$514
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$507
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$526
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$516
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$634
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$535
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$644
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$573
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$677
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$427
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$685
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$584
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$593
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$393
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$752
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$781
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588