Davao vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Davao	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$285	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$443	$5275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	37	99
😀 Quality of life	59	94
🏙️ Population	1.78M	3.9M

The cost of living in Davao is 80% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7538th and 72nd ($623 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 59th 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 0.7 months in Davao compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5326th and 47th 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	$4.25	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.3	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.66%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2351	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.71	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.84	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.05	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.87	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8048	$28613

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$570
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$527
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$564
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$403
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$545
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$386
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$463
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$552
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$391
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$387
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$636
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$532
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$465
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$625
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$582
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$501
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$630
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$727
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$730
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$791
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$683
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$590
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$595
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$656
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$552
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$542
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$550
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$534
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$457
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$522
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$463
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$467
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$839
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$443
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$443
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$466
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$488
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$465
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$611

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754