Davao vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Davao Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$614
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$274
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.9
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$4054
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
60
89
🏙️ Population
1.78M
7.41M

The cost of living in Davao is 77% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 7532nd and 503rd ($614 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5395th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Davao vs Hong Kong infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Davao vs Hong Kong

Prices for goods and services in Davao and Hong Kong are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Davao Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.81
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.5
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2122
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1737
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.77
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.86
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.37
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.2
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8041
$20363

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Davao

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$542
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$514
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$515
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$461
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$535
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$387
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$449
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$545
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$399
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$412
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$638
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$499
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$509
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$493
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$568
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$562
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$440
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$651
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$692
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$735
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$799
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$749
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$603
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$538
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$697
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$587
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$612
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$608
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$531
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$447
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$575
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$422
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$431
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$841
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$445
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$436
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$431
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$486
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$429
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$575

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611