Davao vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1562
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$280
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.5
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$219
$1337
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
23
😀 Quality of life
59
69
🏙️ Population
1.85M
1.41M

The cost of living in Davao is 44% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7639th and 4843rd ($646 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.3 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 5957th and 4103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Medina

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Davao Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.9
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.12
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.29%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1679
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1449
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.82
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.15
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.18
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.7
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.59
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7822
$5520

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$564
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$571
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$532
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$404
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$562
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$363
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$530
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$564
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$576
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$441
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$636
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$502
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$565
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$491
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$648
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$616
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$509
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$682
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$705
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$795
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$711
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$664
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$614
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$560
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$616
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$596
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$599
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$599
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$552
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$495
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$526
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$412
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$423
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$810
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$560
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$552
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$421
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$497
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$421
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$605

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077