Davao vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Davao	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$3740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1580	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$293	$2516
🏘️ Family rent	$482	$4294
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$412
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$3678
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	39	100
😀 Quality of life	60	96
🏙️ Population	1.85M	8.8M

The cost of living in Davao is 82% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 7528th and 20th ($659 vs $3740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st 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 0.4 months in Davao compared to 1 months in London. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5960th and 12th 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	$4.78	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$9.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$5.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$2958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$2140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$4865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$3773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.27%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1952	$20369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1515	$10989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.96	$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$5.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.59	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$6.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.71	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$2594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7818	$30567

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$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

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199