Davao vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Davao	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$646	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1562	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$280	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.5	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$219	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	39	100
😀 Quality of life	59	95
🏙️ Population	1.85M	8.8M

The cost of living in Davao is 85% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7639th and 4th ($646 vs $4202) 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 0.3 months in Davao compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5957th and 15th 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	$4.9	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.1	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.29%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1679	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.82	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.7	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.59	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7822	$21713

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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	$571
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$532
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$404
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$562
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$363
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$530
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$564
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$576
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$441
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$636
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$502
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$565
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$491
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$648
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$616
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$509
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$682
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$705
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$711
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$664
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$614
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$560
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$616
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$596
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$599
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$599
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$552
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$495
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$526
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$412
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$423
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$810
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$560
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$552
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$421
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$497
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$421
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$605

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192