Davao vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$294	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$1263
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	38	7
😀 Quality of life	60	62
🏙️ Population	1.78M	133K

The cost of living in Davao is 52% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7397th and 4205th ($626 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.8 months in Davao compared to 1 months in Male. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 5168th and 4917th 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	$4.1	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$3201

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360