Davao vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$1713
🏠 One person rent	$294	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$732
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	83 km
🎓 Higher education	38	19
😀 Quality of life	60	38
🏙️ Population	1.78M	9.71M

The cost of living in Davao is 1% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 7397th and 7346th ($626 vs $632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 147th in the Philippines and China, respectively. Check the Philippines vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 1.2 months in Nanyang. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 5168th and 7198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Nanyang

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	Davao	Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$41.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$3166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$12899

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$572
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$553
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$562
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$417
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$541
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$377
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$440
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$553
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$407
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$431
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$597
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$518
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$492
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$650
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$589
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$516
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$667
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$707
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$709
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$735
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$727
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$595
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$587
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$610
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$562
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$567
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$598
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$450
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$566
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$442
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$820
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$520
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$580
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$442
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$498
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$441
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$593

Cities near Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$600
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$571
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$591
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$582
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$604
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$538
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$637
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$577
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$591
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$552
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$621
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$586
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$576
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$529
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$505
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$528
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$509
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$619
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$522
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$580
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$505
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$519
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$588
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$615
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$584
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$559
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$504
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$558
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$479