Davao vs Honiara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Davao	Honiara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$1422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1580	$2962
🏠 One person rent	$293	$832
🏘️ Family rent	$482	$1327
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$32.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$148
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	39	6
😀 Quality of life	60	46
🏙️ Population	1.85M	84.5K

The cost of living in Davao is 54% less expensive than in Honiara. Cities ranked 7528th and 4292nd ($659 vs $1422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 2nd 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 0.4 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 5960th and 7164th 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	$4.78	$6.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$52.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$2.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$89.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.27%	15.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1952	$1356
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1515	$839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.96	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$5.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$4.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$7.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$6.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$4.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.59	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.71	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$99.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7818	$2860

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$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

Cities near Honiara

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi	Auki	$1422
1036 km or 644 mi	Luganville	$2062
1253 km or 779 mi	Yaren	$783
1291 km or 802 mi	Port Vila	$2068
1404 km or 872 mi	Port Moresby	$572
1459 km or 906 mi	Lae	$558
1569 km or 975 mi	Paita	$1865
1575 km or 979 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1587 km or 986 mi	Noumea	$1928
1745 km or 1084 mi	Cairns	$1695
1786 km or 1110 mi	Townsville	$1839
1847 km or 1148 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
1849 km or 1149 mi	Gladstone	$1640
1879 km or 1167 mi	South Tarawa	$538
1894 km or 1177 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
1915 km or 1190 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
2047 km or 1272 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
2060 km or 1280 mi	Caloundra	$1864
2093 km or 1301 mi	Caboolture	$1988
2098 km or 1304 mi	Lautoka	$633
2102 km or 1306 mi	Nadi	$1039
2116 km or 1315 mi	Vaiaku	$714
2118 km or 1316 mi	Funafuti	$718
2133 km or 1325 mi	Brisbane	$2269
2158 km or 1341 mi	Ipswich	$1813
2172 km or 1350 mi	Southport	$2352
2177 km or 1353 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
2182 km or 1356 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
2216 km or 1377 mi	Suva	$879
2219 km or 1379 mi	Nasinu	$857
2222 km or 1381 mi	Majuro	$1507
2234 km or 1388 mi	Djarrit	$1510
2236 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
2260 km or 1404 mi	Jayapura	$506
2426 km or 1508 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2495 km or 1550 mi	Armidale	$1288
2552 km or 1586 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2743 km or 1705 mi	Newcastle	$1997
2794 km or 1736 mi	Dubbo	$1867
2846 km or 1768 mi	Dee Why	$2379