Davao vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$614
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$274
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.9
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$1088
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
37
81
😀 Quality of life
60
84
🏙️ Population
1.78M
2.73M

The cost of living in Davao is 34% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7532nd and 5786th ($614 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 5th in the Philippines and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Davao compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 5395th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Kaohsiung

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Davao Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.81
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.5
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2122
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1737
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.77
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.86
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.37
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.2
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8041
$12618

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655