Davao vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$633
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1527
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$282
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$466
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.4
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$1300
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
38
22
😀 Quality of life
59
70
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.41M

The cost of living in Davao is 46% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7548th and 4743rd ($633 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 2nd 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 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5976th and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.64%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1959
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.79
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.8
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7793
$5508

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987