Davao vs Honiara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Davao	Honiara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$646	$1502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1562	$3098
🏠 One person rent	$280	$916
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$1465
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.5	$33
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$219	$166
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	39	6
😀 Quality of life	59	47
🏙️ Population	1.85M	84.5K

The cost of living in Davao is 57% less expensive than in Honiara. Cities ranked 7639th and 3988th ($646 vs $1502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in the Philippines and the Solomon Islands, respectively. Check the Philippines vs the Solomon Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Davao compared to 0.1 months in Honiara. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Honiara ranked 1st in the Solomon Islands, while ranked 5957th and 7012th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Honiara

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	Davao	Honiara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$6.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.1	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$674
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$1039
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$1137
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.29%	15.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1679	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.82	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$5.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$4.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$4.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$3.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$66.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.7	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.59	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74	$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7822	$2879

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$564
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$571
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$532
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$404
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$562
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$363
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$530
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$564
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$576
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$441
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$636
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$502
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$565
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$491
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$648
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$616
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$509
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$682
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$705
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$711
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$664
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$614
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$560
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$616
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$596
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$599
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$599
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$552
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$495
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$526
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$412
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$423
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$810
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$560
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$552
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$421
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$497
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$421
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$605

Cities near Honiara

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi	Auki	$1491
1036 km or 644 mi	Luganville	$2020
1253 km or 779 mi	Yaren	$788
1291 km or 802 mi	Port Vila	$2036
1404 km or 872 mi	Port Moresby	$562
1459 km or 906 mi	Lae	$546
1569 km or 975 mi	Paita	$1851
1575 km or 979 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1587 km or 986 mi	Noumea	$1911
1745 km or 1084 mi	Cairns	$1851
1786 km or 1110 mi	Townsville	$2015
1847 km or 1148 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
1849 km or 1149 mi	Gladstone	$1643
1879 km or 1167 mi	South Tarawa	$526
1894 km or 1177 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
1915 km or 1190 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
2047 km or 1272 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
2060 km or 1280 mi	Caloundra	$1863
2093 km or 1301 mi	Caboolture	$1992
2098 km or 1304 mi	Lautoka	$680
2102 km or 1306 mi	Nadi	$1095
2116 km or 1315 mi	Vaiaku	$714
2118 km or 1316 mi	Funafuti	$714
2133 km or 1325 mi	Brisbane	$2323
2158 km or 1341 mi	Ipswich	$1825
2172 km or 1350 mi	Southport	$2341
2177 km or 1353 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
2182 km or 1356 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2216 km or 1377 mi	Suva	$891
2219 km or 1379 mi	Nasinu	$910
2222 km or 1381 mi	Majuro	$1499
2234 km or 1388 mi	Djarrit	$1497
2236 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
2260 km or 1404 mi	Jayapura	$492
2426 km or 1508 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2495 km or 1550 mi	Armidale	$1273
2552 km or 1586 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2743 km or 1705 mi	Newcastle	$1995
2794 km or 1736 mi	Dubbo	$1855
2846 km or 1768 mi	Dee Why	$2354