Davao vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Davao	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1580	$5394
🏠 One person rent	$293	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$482	$2031
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$4606
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	39	100
😀 Quality of life	60	95
🏙️ Population	1.85M	2.3M

The cost of living in Davao is 71% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 7528th and 1354th ($659 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1137th 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 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5960th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Houston

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	Davao	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.78	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.27%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1952	$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1515	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.96	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.59	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.71	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7818	$22380

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221