Davao vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$633
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1527
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$282
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$466
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.4
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$132
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
38
63
😀 Quality of life
59
54
🏙️ Population
1.78M
14.9M

The cost of living in Davao is 47% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7548th and 8915th ($633 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 2nd in the Philippines and Pakistan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Davao compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5976th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.64%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1959
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.79
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.8
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7793
$1491

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$564
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$552
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$546
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$406
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$550
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$374
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$514
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$555
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$540
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$436
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$595
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$485
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$499
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$490
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$658
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$597
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$514
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$720
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$698
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$795
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$724
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$676
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$608
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$600
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$627
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$599
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$576
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$620
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$532
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$449
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$521
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$445
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$447
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$825
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$563
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$575
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$447
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$518
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$445
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$636

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558