Davao vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$294	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$311
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	38	17
😀 Quality of life	60	18
🏙️ Population	1.78M	1.16M

The cost of living in Davao is 11% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 7397th and 6885th ($626 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 4th in the Philippines and Myanmar, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 0.4 months in Naypyidaw. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Naypyidaw ranked 4th in Myanmar, while ranked 5168th and 8943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Naypyidaw

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	Davao	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$65.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$8308

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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 Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$660
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$710
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$633
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$650
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$661
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$705
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$678
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$610
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$778
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$351
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$604
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$478
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$625
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$378
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$628
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$683
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$632
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$367
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$287
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1163
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$305
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$309
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$295
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$430
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$543
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$303
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$606
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$408
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$568