Davao vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Davao	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$614	$1316
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1494	$2610
🏠 One person rent	$274	$852
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$1296
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.9	$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$426	$1493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	37	1
😀 Quality of life	60	40
🏙️ Population	1.78M	30K

The cost of living in Davao is 53% less expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 7532nd and 4137th ($614 vs $1316) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 0.7 months in Davao compared to 1.1 months in Majuro. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Majuro ranked 1st in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 5395th and 7139th 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	$4.21	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.81	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$1278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$948
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.5	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	12.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2122	$1322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.6	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.77	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$7.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.29	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.36	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$4.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.37	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.2	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$34.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$125	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8041	$3026

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$542
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$514
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$515
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$461
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$535
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$387
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$449
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$545
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$399
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$412
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$499
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$509
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$493
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$568
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$562
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$440
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$651
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$692
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$735
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$799
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$749
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$603
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$538
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$697
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$587
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$612
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$608
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$531
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$447
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$575
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$422
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$431
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$841
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$445
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$436
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$431
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$486
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$429
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$575

Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1316
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$491
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$744
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$576
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1422
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1425
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$2943
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$599
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$752
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$824
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$594
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$849
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1421
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2554
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$594
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2667
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$522
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$537
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1597
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1597
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1648
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$974
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$978
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$491
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2655
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$446
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2602
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2506
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2538
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$2961
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2735
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$2716
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3169
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1397
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2340
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1249
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1160
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1164