Davao vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$1488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$2942
🏠 One person rent	$294	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1442
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$993
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	38	1
😀 Quality of life	60	34
🏙️ Population	1.78M	30K

The cost of living in Davao is 58% less expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 7397th and 3483rd ($626 vs $1488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in the Philippines and the Marshall Islands, respectively. Check the Philippines vs the Marshall Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 0.7 months in Majuro. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Majuro ranked 1st in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 5168th and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Majuro

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	Davao	Majuro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$1379
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$1082
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	10.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$4.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$3548

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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 Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1494
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$514
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$669
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$659
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1401
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1411
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$1946
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$660
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$977
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$810
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$644
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$808
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1427
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2909
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$647
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$531
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1604
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1604
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1652
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1002
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$513
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2735
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$420
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2562
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3020
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3034
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1335
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2328
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1667
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1192
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192