Davao vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$294	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	38	100
😀 Quality of life	60	95
🏙️ Population	1.78M	8.8M

The cost of living in Davao is 86% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7397th and 3rd ($626 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in the Philippines and the United States, respectively. Check the Philippines vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5168th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs New York City

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	Davao	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$21465

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111