Davao vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$294	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$2294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	38	98
😀 Quality of life	60	90
🏙️ Population	1.78M	3.42M

The cost of living in Davao is 65% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 7397th and 2443rd ($626 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 5th in the Philippines and Spain, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 5168th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Madrid

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	Davao	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$10042

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522