Davao vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Davao	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$633	$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$1692
🏠 One person rent	$282	$324
🏘️ Family rent	$466	$558
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.4	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$370
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	38	80
😀 Quality of life	59	67
🏙️ Population	1.78M	11.1M

The cost of living in Davao is 9% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 7548th and 7091st ($633 vs $699) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 4th in the Philippines and Indonesia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Davao compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Jakarta ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 5976th and 4721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Jakarta

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	Davao	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.31	$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.64%	9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1959	$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.79	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$3.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7793	$8840

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Cities near Davao

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

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$567
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$555
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$400
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$665
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$480
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$517
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$561
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$511
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$490
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$534
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$523
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$429
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$488
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$482
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$478
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$488
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$422
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$409
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$456
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$461
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$447
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$440
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$413
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$409
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$551
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$384
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$457
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$470
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$413
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$420
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502