Davao vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Davao	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$633	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$282	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$466	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.4	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$1614
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	38	74
😀 Quality of life	59	62
🏙️ Population	1.78M	4.43M

The cost of living in Davao is 42% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7548th and 5031st ($633 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 0.4 months in Davao compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5976th and 5648th 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	$4.31	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.64%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1959	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.79	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7793	$5503

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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	$552
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$546
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$406
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$550
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$374
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$514
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$555
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$540
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$436
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$595
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$485
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$499
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$490
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$658
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$597
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$514
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$720
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$698
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$724
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$676
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$608
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$600
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$627
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$599
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$576
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$620
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$532
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$449
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$521
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$445
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$447
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$825
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$563
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$575
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$447
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$518
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$445
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$636

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915