Davao vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$294	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$2297
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	38	45
😀 Quality of life	60	76
🏙️ Population	1.78M	4.7M

The cost of living in Davao is 45% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 7397th and 4650th ($626 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 3rd in the Philippines and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5168th and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Jeddah

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	Davao	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$6204

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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 Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486