Davao vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Davao	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$633	$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$7751
🏠 One person rent	$282	$2151
🏘️ Family rent	$466	$3720
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$750
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.4	$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$4549
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	38	99
😀 Quality of life	59	94
🏙️ Population	1.78M	3.9M

The cost of living in Davao is 81% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7548th and 65th ($633 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 51st in the Philippines and the United States, respectively. Check the Philippines vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Davao compared to 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 5976th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Los Angeles

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	Davao	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.31	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.64%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1959	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.79	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7793	$26874

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Cities near Davao

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

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927