Davao vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$626
$2737
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$6793
🏠 One person rent
$294
$1830
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$3856
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$492
$3804
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
38
100
😀 Quality of life
60
88
🏙️ Population
1.78M
7.41M

The cost of living in Davao is 77% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 7397th and 427th ($626 vs $2737) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.8 months in Davao compared to 1.4 months in Hong Kong. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5168th and 248th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.1
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.78
$6.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$7.49
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$2169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$4708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.62%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1984
$26276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1513
$16290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.98
$14.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.12
$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$84.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.01
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.99
$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$83.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$117
$1052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7817
$22706

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$572
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2432
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$916
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$653
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1588
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$461
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$656
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$601
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$804
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$774
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$936
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$812
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$764
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$794
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$793
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$823
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$877
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$569
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$451
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$655
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$803
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$755
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$756
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$761
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$758
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$761
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$724
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$771
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$649
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$664
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$688
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$650
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$702
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$823
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$522
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598