Davao vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Davao	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1580	$9179
🏠 One person rent	$293	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$482	$4382
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$875
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$5229
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	39	100
😀 Quality of life	60	95
🏙️ Population	1.85M	8.8M

The cost of living in Davao is 84% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7528th and 4th ($659 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Davao compared to 1.2 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 5960th and 18th 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	$4.78	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.27%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1952	$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1515	$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.96	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.59	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.71	$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7818	$21999

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$579
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$579
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$553
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$420
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$575
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$378
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$525
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$578
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$566
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$453
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$641
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$503
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$540
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$488
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$673
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$530
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$729
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$717
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$796
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$738
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$698
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$632
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$606
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$637
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$605
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$603
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$630
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$554
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$466
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$547
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$432
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$440
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$835
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$572
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$579
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$437
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$519
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$437
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$634

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188