Davao vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Davao	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$633	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$282	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$466	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.4	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	38	7
😀 Quality of life	59	57
🏙️ Population	1.78M	77.6K

The cost of living in Davao is 38% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7548th and 5469th ($633 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 0.9 months in Phuket. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 5976th and 6129th 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	$4.31	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.64%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1959	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.79	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7793	$14328

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$564
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$552
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$546
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$406
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$550
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$374
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$514
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$555
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$540
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$436
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$595
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$485
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$499
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$490
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$658
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$597
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$514
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$720
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$698
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$724
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$676
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$608
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$600
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$627
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$599
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$576
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$620
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$532
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$449
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$521
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$445
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$447
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$825
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$563
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$575
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$447
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$518
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$445
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$636

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866