Davao vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Davao	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$646	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1562	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$280	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.5	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$219	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	39	99
😀 Quality of life	59	93
🏙️ Population	1.85M	3.9M

The cost of living in Davao is 81% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7639th and 62nd ($646 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 47th 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 0.3 months in Davao compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5957th and 50th 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	$4.9	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.1	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.29%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1679	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.82	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.7	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.59	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7822	$23685

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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	$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

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000