Davao vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Davao	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1580	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$293	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$482	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	39	31
😀 Quality of life	60	59
🏙️ Population	1.85M	120K

The cost of living in Davao is 25% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7528th and 6471st ($659 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 4th in the Philippines and Thailand, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Davao compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 5960th and 6065th 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	$4.78	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.27%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1952	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1515	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.96	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.59	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.71	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7818	$12044

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$579
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$579
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$553
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$420
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$575
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$378
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$525
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$578
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$566
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$453
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$641
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$503
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$540
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$488
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$673
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$530
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$729
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$717
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$796
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$738
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$698
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$632
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$606
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$637
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$605
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$603
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$630
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$554
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$466
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$547
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$432
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$440
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$835
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$572
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$579
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$437
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$519
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$437
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$634

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514