Davao vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Davao	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$285	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$443	$466
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	37	31
😀 Quality of life	59	54
🏙️ Population	1.78M	120K

The cost of living in Davao is 22% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7538th and 6432nd ($623 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 6th in the Philippines and Thailand, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Davao compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Pattaya ranked 4th in Thailand, while ranked 5326th and 5984th 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	$4.25	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.3	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.66%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2351	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.71	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.84	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.05	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.87	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8048	$9189

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$570
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$527
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$564
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$403
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$545
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$386
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$463
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$552
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$391
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$387
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$636
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$532
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$465
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$625
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$582
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$501
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$630
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$727
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$730
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$791
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$683
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$590
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$595
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$656
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$552
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$542
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$550
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$534
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$457
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$522
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$463
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$467
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$839
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$443
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$443
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$466
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$488
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$465
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$611

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516