Davao vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$985
🏠 One person rent	$294	$116
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$277
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$144
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$441
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	38	62
😀 Quality of life	60	52
🏙️ Population	1.78M	3.38M

The cost of living in Davao is 71% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 7397th and 9042nd ($626 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 56th in the Philippines and India, respectively. Check the Philippines vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Lucknow ranked 24th in India, while ranked 5168th and 6090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Lucknow

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	Davao	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$2.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$1250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$722
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$4.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$2.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$42
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$1654

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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 Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$315
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$314
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$297
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$288
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$329
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$308
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$328
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$368
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$353
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$296
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$307
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$283
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$309
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$292
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$391
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$321
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$342
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$368
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$386
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$425
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$294
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$510
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$278
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$536
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$289
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$316
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$341
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$349
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$419
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$274
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$299
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$372
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$283
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$331
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$265
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$292