Davao vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$659
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1580
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$293
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$482
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
23
😀 Quality of life
60
69
🏙️ Population
1.85M
1.41M

The cost of living in Davao is 44% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7528th and 4849th ($659 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 3rd in the Philippines and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Davao compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5960th and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.78
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.28
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.27%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1952
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.6
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.96
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.59
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.71
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.3
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7818
$5515

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010