Davao vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1562
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$280
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.5
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$219
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
39
29
😀 Quality of life
59
47
🏙️ Population
1.85M
846K

The cost of living in Davao is 53% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7639th and 8916th ($646 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.3 months in Davao compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5957th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.9
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.12
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.29%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1679
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1449
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.82
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.15
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.18
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.7
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.59
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7822
$4078

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$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
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339