Davao vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Davao	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$285	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$443	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	37	72
😀 Quality of life	59	58
🏙️ Population	1.78M	4.43M

The cost of living in Davao is 42% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7538th and 5069th ($623 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 3rd 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 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 5326th and 5446th 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	$4.25	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.3	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.66%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2351	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.71	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.84	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.05	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.87	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8048	$5865

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$570
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$527
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$564
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$403
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$545
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$386
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$463
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$552
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$391
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$387
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$636
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$532
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$465
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$625
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$582
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$501
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$630
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$727
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$730
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$791
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$683
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$590
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$595
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$656
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$552
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$542
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$550
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$534
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$457
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$522
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$463
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$467
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$839
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$443
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$443
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$466
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$488
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$465
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$611

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045