Davao vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1502
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$285
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
20
😀 Quality of life
59
67
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.41M

The cost of living in Davao is 27% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7538th and 6257th ($623 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 17th 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 0.7 months in Davao compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5326th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.3
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.66%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2351
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.84
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8048
$7706

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$570
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$527
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$564
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$403
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$545
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$386
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$463
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$552
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$391
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$387
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$636
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$532
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$504
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$465
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$625
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$582
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$501
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$630
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$727
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$730
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$791
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$683
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$590
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$595
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$656
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$552
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$542
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$550
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$534
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$457
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$522
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$463
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$467
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$839
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$443
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$443
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$466
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$488
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$465
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$611

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934