Davao vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1562
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$280
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.5
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$219
$1504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
39
80
😀 Quality of life
59
88
🏙️ Population
1.85M
2.71M

The cost of living in Davao is 33% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7639th and 5770th ($646 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.3 months in Davao compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5957th and 281st 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
$4.9
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.12
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.29%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1679
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1449
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.82
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.15
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.18
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.7
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.59
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7822
$13326

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$564
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$571
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$532
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$404
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$562
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$363
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$530
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$564
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$576
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$441
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$636
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$502
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$565
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$491
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$648
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$616
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$509
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$682
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$705
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$795
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$711
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$664
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$614
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$560
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$616
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$596
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$599
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$599
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$552
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$495
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$526
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$412
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$423
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$810
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$560
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$552
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$421
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$497
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$421
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$605

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617