Davao vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Davao | Houston | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Davao is 72% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 7548th and 1375th ($633 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1186th in the Philippines and the United States, respectively. Check the Philippines vs the United States comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Davao compared to 2 months in Houston. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Houston ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 5976th and 77th among best cities to live in the world.
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| Davao | Houston | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 111 km or 69 mi | Polomolok | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | General Santos | |
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| 189 km or 118 mi | Cagayan de Oro | |
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| 210 km or 130 mi | Butuan | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Pagadian | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Surigao | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Siargao | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Zamboanga | |
| 403 km or 250 mi | Lapu-Lapu | |
| 404 km or 251 mi | Talisay | |
| 405 km or 252 mi | Cebu | |
| 407 km or 253 mi | Mandaue | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Toledo | |
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| 452 km or 281 mi | Ormoc | |
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| 491 km or 305 mi | Bago | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Bacolod | |
| 500 km or 311 mi | Cadiz | |
| 525 km or 326 mi | Iloilo | |
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| 592 km or 368 mi | Roxas | |
| 625 km or 389 mi |  Manado | |
| 626 km or 389 mi | Bitung | |
| 679 km or 422 mi | Boracay | |
| 679 km or 422 mi | Sorsogon | |
| 705 km or 438 mi | Legazpi | |
| 726 km or 451 mi | Ternate | |
| 775 km or 482 mi | Naga | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 22 km or 14 mi |  Pasadena | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Pearland | |
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| 27 km or 17 mi | Deer Park | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Sugar Land | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Spring | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Friendswood | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | La Porte | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Baytown | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | League | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Alvin | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Rosenberg | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | The Woodlands | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Texas City | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Conroe | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Galveston | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Lake Jackson | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Huntsville | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Beaumont | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | College Station | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Bryan | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Port Arthur | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Lufkin | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Victoria | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Sulphur | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Lake Charles | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Nacogdoches | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Pflugerville | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Austin | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Round Rock | |
| 239 km or 149 mi | Temple | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Kyle | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Georgetown | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | San Marcos | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Cedar Park | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Seguin | |
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