Davao vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Davao	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$614	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1494	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$274	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.9	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$426	$1428
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	37	72
😀 Quality of life	60	61
🏙️ Population	1.78M	4.43M

The cost of living in Davao is 32% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7532nd and 5921st ($614 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st 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 0.7 months in Davao compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5395th and 5184th 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	$4.21	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.81	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.5	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2122	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.6	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.77	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.29	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.36	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.37	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.2	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$125	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8041	$4829

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952