Davao vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$614
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$995
🏠 One person rent
$274
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.9
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
63
😀 Quality of life
60
53
🏙️ Population
1.78M
14.9M

The cost of living in Davao is 47% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7532nd and 8902nd ($614 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in the Philippines and Pakistan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Davao compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5395th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.81
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$2.36
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.5
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2122
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1737
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.77
$3.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.86
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.37
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.2
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8041
$1093

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546