Davao vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Davao	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1580	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$293	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$482	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	39	8
😀 Quality of life	60	56
🏙️ Population	1.85M	77.6K

The cost of living in Davao is 38% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7528th and 5233rd ($659 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 5960th and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Phuket

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	Davao	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.78	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.27%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1952	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1515	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.96	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.59	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.71	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7818	$16566

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981