Davao vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Davao	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$646	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1562	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$280	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.5	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$219	$3694
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	39	99
😀 Quality of life	59	94
🏙️ Population	1.85M	2.1M

The cost of living in Davao is 74% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 7639th and 964th ($646 vs $2460) 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 0.3 months in Davao compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5957th and 34th 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	$4.9	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.1	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.29%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1679	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.82	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.7	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.59	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7822	$19577

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506