Davao vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$614
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$2965
🏠 One person rent
$274
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$1625
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.9
$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$545
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
37
7
😀 Quality of life
60
55
🏙️ Population
1.78M
77.6K

The cost of living in Davao is 29% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7532nd and 6130th ($614 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd 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 Phuket. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 5395th and 5986th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.81
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.74
 Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.5
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2122
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1737
$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.77
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.86
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.37
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.2
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8041
$13219

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$542
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$514
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$515
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$461
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$535
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$387
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$449
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$545
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$399
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$412
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$638
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$499
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$509
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$493
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$568
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$562
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$440
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$651
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$692
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$735
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$799
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$749
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$603
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$538
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$697
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$587
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$612
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$608
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$531
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$447
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$575
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$422
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$431
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$841
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$445
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$436
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$431
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$486
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$429
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$653
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$739
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$697
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$554
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$650
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$496
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$520
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$642
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$487
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$702
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$453
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$544
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$566
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$578
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$472
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$638
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$403
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$455
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$550
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$500
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$483
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$571
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$565
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$614
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$653
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$665
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$553
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$582
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$614
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$648
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743