Davao vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1502
$1168
🏠 One person rent
$285
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$256
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
37
67
😀 Quality of life
59
49
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.01M

The cost of living in Davao is 42% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 7538th and 8895th ($623 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 0.7 months in Davao compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 5326th and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.3
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.66%
20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2351
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.84
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8048
$3133

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Distance City Cost of living
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$570
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$527
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$564
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$403
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$545
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$386
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$463
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$552
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$391
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$387
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$636
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$532
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$504
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$465
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$625
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$582
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$501
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$630
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$727
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$730
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$791
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$683
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$590
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$595
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$656
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$552
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$542
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$550
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$534
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$457
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$522
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$463
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$467
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$839
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$443
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$443
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$466
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$488
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$465
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$611

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397