Davao vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1562
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$280
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.5
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$219
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
63
😀 Quality of life
59
54
🏙️ Population
1.85M
14.9M

The cost of living in Davao is 54% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7639th and 8923rd ($646 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 5th in the Philippines and Pakistan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Davao compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5957th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Karachi

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Davao Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.9
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.12
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.29%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1679
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1449
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.82
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.15
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.18
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.7
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.59
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7822
$1476

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525