Davao vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$294	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$548
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	38	80
😀 Quality of life	60	65
🏙️ Population	1.78M	10.6M

The cost of living in Davao is 11% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 7397th and 6882nd ($626 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.8 months in Davao compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 5168th and 4292nd 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	$4.1	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$8860

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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 Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506