Davao vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$1080
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$3087
🏠 One person rent	$294	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1111
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$463
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$1786
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	38	19
😀 Quality of life	60	62
🏙️ Population	1.78M	678K

The cost of living in Davao is 42% less expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 7397th and 4959th ($626 vs $1080) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 20th 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 0.8 months in Davao compared to 1.7 months in Jeju Island. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Jeju Island ranked 63rd in South Korea, while ranked 5168th and 4837th 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	$4.1	$8.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$4.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$93.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$7330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$5069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$7.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$6.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$26.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$7.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$6.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$38.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$7.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$21433

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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 Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1072
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1037
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$998
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1012
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$989
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1059
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1101
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$890
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$924
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$987
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$970
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1054
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$887
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$983
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$903
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$998
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$854
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$891
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1075
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$959
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1005
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$886
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$892
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$902
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$916
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$959
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1060
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$888
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1030
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$883
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$880
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$920
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1027
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$895
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1019
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$881