Davao vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$294	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$1383
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	38	72
😀 Quality of life	60	57
🏙️ Population	1.78M	4.43M

The cost of living in Davao is 37% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7397th and 5539th ($626 vs $993) 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 0.8 months in Davao compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 5168th and 5667th 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	$4.1	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$5271

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003