Davao vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$633
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1527
$1034
🏠 One person rent
$282
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$466
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.4
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
38
69
😀 Quality of life
59
50
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.01M

The cost of living in Davao is 43% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 7548th and 8887th ($633 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in the Philippines and Pakistan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Davao compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 5976th and 6597th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$98.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.64%
18.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1959
$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$9.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.79
$4.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$4.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$1.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.8
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$61.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7793
$2738

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$564
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$552
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$546
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$406
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$550
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$374
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$514
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$555
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$540
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$436
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$595
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$485
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$499
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$490
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$658
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$597
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$514
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$720
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$698
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$795
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$724
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$676
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$608
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$600
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$627
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$599
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$576
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$620
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$532
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$449
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$521
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$445
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$447
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$825
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$563
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$575
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$447
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$518
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$445
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$636

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373