Davao vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$659
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1580
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$293
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$482
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$1241
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
39
100
😀 Quality of life
60
82
🏙️ Population
1.85M
7.41M

The cost of living in Davao is 75% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 7528th and 621st ($659 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 0.4 months in Davao compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5960th and 632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Hong Kong

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Davao Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.78
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.28
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.27%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1952
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.6
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.96
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.59
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.71
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.3
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7818
$22890

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$579
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$579
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$553
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$420
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$575
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$378
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$525
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$578
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$566
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$453
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$641
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$503
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$540
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$488
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$673
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$630
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$530
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$729
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$717
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$796
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$738
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$698
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$632
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$606
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$637
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$605
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$603
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$630
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$554
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$466
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$547
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$432
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$440
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$835
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$572
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$579
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$437
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$519
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$437
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$634

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
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$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608