Davao vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$294	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$4153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	38	100
😀 Quality of life	60	99
🏙️ Population	1.78M	8.8M

The cost of living in Davao is 81% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 7397th and 58th ($626 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in the Philippines and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the Philippines vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 1.3 months in London. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5168th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs London

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	Davao	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$26090

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$572
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$553
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$562
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$417
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$541
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$377
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$440
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$553
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$407
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$431
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$597
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$518
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$492
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$650
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$589
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$516
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$667
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$707
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$709
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$735
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$727
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$595
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$587
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$610
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$562
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$567
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$598
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$450
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$566
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$442
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$820
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$520
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$580
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$442
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$498
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$441
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$593

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009