Davao vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Davao	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$1507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1580	$2955
🏠 One person rent	$293	$960
🏘️ Family rent	$482	$1421
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$421
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	39	1
😀 Quality of life	60	40
🏙️ Population	1.85M	30K

The cost of living in Davao is 56% less expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 7528th and 4040th ($659 vs $1507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 0.4 months in Davao compared to 0.3 months in Majuro. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Majuro ranked 2nd in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 5960th and 7885th 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	$4.78	$12.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$4.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$1271
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$1077
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$70.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.27%	11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1952	$1411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1515	$990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.96	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$4.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.59	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$5.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.71	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7818	$3548

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$579
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$579
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$553
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$420
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$575
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$378
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$525
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$578
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$566
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$453
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$641
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$503
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$540
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$488
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$673
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$530
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$729
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$717
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$796
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$738
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$698
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$632
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$606
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$637
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$605
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$603
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$630
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$554
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$466
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$547
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$432
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$440
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$835
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$572
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$579
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$437
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$519
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$437
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$634

Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1510
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$538
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$783
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$718
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1422
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1422
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$2062
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$633
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$1039
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$857
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$790
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$879
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1415
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2401
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$791
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$3009
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$558
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$572
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1865
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1865
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1928
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1033
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$539
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2821
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$506
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2610
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3241
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3147
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1695
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2467
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1839
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1176
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175