Davao vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$294	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$461
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	38	31
😀 Quality of life	60	54
🏙️ Population	1.78M	120K

The cost of living in Davao is 20% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7397th and 6518th ($626 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 5th in the Philippines and Thailand, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 5168th and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Pattaya

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	Davao	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$8876

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508