Davao vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Davao	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$646	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1562	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$280	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.5	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$219	$420
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	39	73
😀 Quality of life	59	60
🏙️ Population	1.85M	4.8M

The cost of living in Davao is 46% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7639th and 4745th ($646 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 4th in the Philippines and South Africa, respectively. Check the Philippines vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Davao compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5957th and 5850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Johannesburg

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	Davao	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.1	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.29%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1679	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.82	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.7	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.59	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7822	$5103

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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	$571
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$532
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$404
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$562
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$363
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$530
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$564
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$576
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$441
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$636
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$502
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$565
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$491
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$648
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$616
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$509
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$682
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$705
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$711
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$664
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$614
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$560
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$616
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$596
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$599
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$599
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$552
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$495
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$526
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$412
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$423
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$810
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$560
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$552
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$421
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$497
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$421
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$605

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965