Davao vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Davao	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$614	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1494	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$274	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.9	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$426	$6298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	37	100
😀 Quality of life	60	96
🏙️ Population	1.78M	8.8M

The cost of living in Davao is 85% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7532nd and 6th ($614 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 4th 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 0.7 months in Davao compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5395th and 8th 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	$4.21	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.81	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.5	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2122	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.6	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.77	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.29	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.36	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.37	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.2	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$125	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8041	$17859

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$542
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$514
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$515
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$461
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$535
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$387
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$449
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$545
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$399
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$412
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$499
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$509
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$493
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$568
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$562
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$440
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$651
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$692
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$735
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$799
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$749
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$603
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$538
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$697
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$587
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$612
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$608
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$531
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$447
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$575
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$422
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$431
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$841
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$445
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$436
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$431
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$486
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$429
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$575

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028