Davao vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$294	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$4432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	38	69
😀 Quality of life	60	90
🏙️ Population	1.78M	1.61M

The cost of living in Davao is 74% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 7397th and 955th ($626 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 875th in the Philippines and the United States, respectively. Check the Philippines vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 5168th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Phoenix

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	Davao	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$12281

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724