Davao vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1502
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$285
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
37
44
😀 Quality of life
59
68
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.42M

The cost of living in Davao is 44% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7538th and 4893rd ($623 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 0.7 months in Davao compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5326th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.3
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.66%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2351
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.84
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8048
$8649

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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

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548