Davao vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Davao	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$1092
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$2535
🏠 One person rent	$285	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$372
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$443	$2551
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	37	46
😀 Quality of life	59	72
🏙️ Population	1.78M	594K

The cost of living in Davao is 43% less expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 7538th and 4989th ($623 vs $1092) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 193rd in the Philippines and Japan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Davao compared to 2.3 months in Kagoshima. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Kagoshima ranked 227th in Japan, while ranked 5326th and 1830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Kagoshima

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	Davao	Kagoshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$5.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.3	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$3.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.66%	1.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2351	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$2222
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$50.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.71	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.84	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.05	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.87	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8048	$12713

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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 Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$1014
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$1010
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$996
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$1007
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$1005
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$1001
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$992
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$985
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$994
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$998
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$988
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$957
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$961
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$950
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$964
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$921
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$964
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$931
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$951
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$950
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$913
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$895
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$889
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$938
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$941
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$897
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$938
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$936
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$932
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$935
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$936
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$970
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$933
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$947
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$932
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$938
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$936
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$938
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$922
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$944