Davao vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Davao	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$614	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1494	$3389
🏠 One person rent	$274	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$1358
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$476
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.9	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$426	$2775
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	37	19
😀 Quality of life	60	68
🏙️ Population	1.78M	678K

The cost of living in Davao is 42% less expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 7532nd and 4943rd ($614 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 30th in the Philippines and South Korea, respectively. Check the Philippines vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Davao compared to 2.6 months in Jeju Island. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Jeju Island ranked 50th in South Korea, while ranked 5395th and 3677th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Jeju Island

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	Davao	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.21	$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$44.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.81	$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$92.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.5	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2122	$7047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$6147
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.6	$44.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.77	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.29	$38.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.36	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.37	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$7.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.2	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$69.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$125	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8041	$22989

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$542
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$514
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$515
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$461
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$535
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$387
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$449
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$545
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$399
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$412
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$499
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$509
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$493
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$568
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$562
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$440
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$651
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$692
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$735
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$799
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$749
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$603
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$538
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$697
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$587
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$612
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$608
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$531
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$447
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$575
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$422
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$431
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$841
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$445
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$436
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$431
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$486
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$429
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$575

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1058
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1003
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$1041
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1028
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$984
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$991
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1147
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$965
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$903
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$910
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$960
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$955
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$878
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$882
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$953
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$896
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$902
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1006
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$787
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$907
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1073
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$923
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$975
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$929
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$906
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$903
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$945
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$907
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1029
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$907
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$973
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$941
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$941
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$1011
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$963
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$905
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$945
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$932
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$905