Davao vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Davao	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1580	$5360
🏠 One person rent	$293	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$482	$2224
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$4113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	39	71
😀 Quality of life	60	91
🏙️ Population	1.85M	1.61M

The cost of living in Davao is 72% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 7528th and 1175th ($659 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1001st 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 0.4 months in Davao compared to 1.7 months in Phoenix. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Phoenix ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 5960th and 134th 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	$4.78	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$80.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$2325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$1811
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$70.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.27%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1952	$4603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1515	$3172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$64.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.96	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$5.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.59	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.71	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$1456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7818	$18987

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1961
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2345
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2435
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2312
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2298
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2359
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2338
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2396
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2381
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2324
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2227
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2444
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2316
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1930
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2798
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1764
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1842
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2110
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$776
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1919
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1838
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$890
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2777
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$1004
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2781