Davao vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$633
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1527
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$282
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$466
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.4
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$253
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
38
28
😀 Quality of life
59
51
🏙️ Population
1.78M
846K

The cost of living in Davao is 48% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7548th and 8921st ($633 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in the Philippines and Nepal, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Davao compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5976th and 6559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.64%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1959
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.79
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.8
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7793
$3066

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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
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348