Davao vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$659
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1580
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$293
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$482
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
39
42
😀 Quality of life
60
74
🏙️ Population
1.85M
1.42M

The cost of living in Davao is 42% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7528th and 4940th ($659 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in the Philippines and Oman, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Davao compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5960th and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Muscat

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Davao Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.78
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.28
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.27%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1952
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.6
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.96
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.59
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.71
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.3
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7818
$10792

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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
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465