Davao vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Davao	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$633	$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$2924
🏠 One person rent	$282	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$466	$885
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.4	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$1378
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	38	94
😀 Quality of life	59	87
🏙️ Population	1.78M	4.04M

The cost of living in Davao is 44% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 7548th and 4867th ($633 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 2nd in the Philippines and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Davao compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5976th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs New Taipei

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	Davao	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.31	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.64%	2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1959	$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.79	$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7793	$17207

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$564
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$552
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$546
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$406
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$550
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$374
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$514
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$555
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$540
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$436
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$595
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$485
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$499
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$490
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$658
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$597
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$514
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$720
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$698
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$724
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$676
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$608
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$600
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$627
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$599
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$576
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$620
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$532
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$449
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$521
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$445
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$447
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$825
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$563
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$575
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$447
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$518
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$445
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$636

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1313
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$942
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$802
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$868
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$993
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$695
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$1006
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$914
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$894
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$914
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$628
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$634
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$854
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$894
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$628
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$621
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$615
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$700
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$901
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$753
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$707
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$671
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$616
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$696
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$666
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$697
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$600
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$586
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$672
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$604
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$650
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589