Davao vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$1335
🏠 One person rent	$294	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$262
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	38	53
😀 Quality of life	60	44
🏙️ Population	1.78M	2.11M

The cost of living in Davao is 30% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7397th and 8745th ($626 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 47th in the Philippines and Indonesia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 5168th and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Medan

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	Davao	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$10763

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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 Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501