Davao vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1502
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$285
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$4007
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
59
88
🏙️ Population
1.78M
7.41M

The cost of living in Davao is 77% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 7538th and 379th ($623 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st 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 Hong Kong. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5326th and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.3
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.66%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2351
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.84
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8048
$22381

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623