Davao vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$1170
🏠 One person rent	$294	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$156
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$34.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$261
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	38	69
😀 Quality of life	60	49
🏙️ Population	1.78M	1.01M

The cost of living in Davao is 42% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 7397th and 8870th ($626 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in the Philippines and Pakistan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 5168th and 6313th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Islamabad

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	Davao	Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$94.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	20.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$1142
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$6.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$2.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$1.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$19.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$64.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$2961

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$572
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$553
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$562
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$417
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$541
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$377
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$440
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$553
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$407
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$431
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$597
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$518
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$492
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$650
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$589
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$516
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$667
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$707
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$709
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$735
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$727
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$595
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$587
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$610
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$562
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$567
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$598
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$450
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$566
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$442
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$820
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$520
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$580
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$442
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$498
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$441
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$593

Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$382
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$366
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$273
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$346
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$379
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$373
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$458
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$281
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$287
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$308
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$389
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$321
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$303
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$306
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$411
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$342
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$383
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$305
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$355
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$366
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$300
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$386
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$358
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$474
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$361
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$356
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$441
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$392
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$389
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$369