Davao vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$659
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1580
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$293
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$482
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
39
29
😀 Quality of life
60
51
🏙️ Population
1.85M
846K

The cost of living in Davao is 60% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7528th and 8958th ($659 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5960th and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Kathmandu

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Davao Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.78
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.28
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.27%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1952
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.6
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.96
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.59
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.71
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.3
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7818
$3536

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$579
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$579
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$553
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$420
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$575
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$378
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$525
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$578
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$566
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$453
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$641
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$503
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$540
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$488
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$673
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$630
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$530
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$729
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$717
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$796
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$738
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$698
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$632
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$606
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$637
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$605
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$603
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$630
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$554
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$466
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$547
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$432
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$440
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$835
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$572
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$579
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$437
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$519
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$437
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$634

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360