Davao vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1502
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$285
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$1271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
37
81
😀 Quality of life
59
83
🏙️ Population
1.78M
2.73M

The cost of living in Davao is 33% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7538th and 6046th ($623 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 4th 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 5326th and 389th 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
$4.25
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.3
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.66%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2351
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.84
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8048
$12438

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643