Davao vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$294	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$3146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	38	99
😀 Quality of life	60	95
🏙️ Population	1.78M	2.15M

The cost of living in Davao is 72% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 7397th and 1222nd ($626 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in the Philippines and France, respectively. Check the Philippines vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5168th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Paris

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	Davao	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$16193

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293