Davao vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$991
🏠 One person rent	$294	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$172
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	38	38
😀 Quality of life	60	36
🏙️ Population	1.78M	1.54M

The cost of living in Davao is 59% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 7397th and 8967th ($626 vs $395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 77th in the Philippines and Indonesia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Palembang ranked 33rd in Indonesia, while ranked 5168th and 7425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Palembang

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	Davao	Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$1.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$8.24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$2.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$3.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$21.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$32.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	8.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$8.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$3.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$2.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$12.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$2.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$16.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$32.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$7821

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$417
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$458
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$432
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$500
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$488
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$492
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$558
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$701
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$518
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$385
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$539
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$513
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3059
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$563
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$883
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$679
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$521
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$427
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$682
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$543
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$430
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$669
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$490
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$480
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$471
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$474
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$604
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$532