Davao vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Davao	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$633	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$282	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$466	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.4	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	38	7
😀 Quality of life	59	66
🏙️ Population	1.78M	133K

The cost of living in Davao is 52% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7548th and 4439th ($633 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 2nd in the Philippines and Maldives, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Davao compared to 0.7 months in Male. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 5976th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Male

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	Davao	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.31	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.64%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1959	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.79	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7793	$3575

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$564
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$552
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$546
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$406
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$550
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$374
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$514
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$555
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$540
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$436
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$595
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$485
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$499
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$490
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$658
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$597
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$514
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$720
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$698
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$724
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$676
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$608
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$600
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$627
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$599
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$576
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$620
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$532
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$449
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$521
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$445
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$447
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$825
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$563
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$575
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$447
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$518
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$445
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$636

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327