Davao vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Davao	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$646	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1562	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$280	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.5	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$219	$512
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	39	8
😀 Quality of life	59	55
🏙️ Population	1.85M	77.6K

The cost of living in Davao is 36% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7639th and 5497th ($646 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.3 months in Davao compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 5957th and 6330th 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	$4.9	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.1	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.29%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1679	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.82	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.7	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.59	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7822	$13979

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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	$571
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$532
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$404
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$562
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$363
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$530
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$564
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$576
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$441
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$636
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$502
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$565
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$491
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$648
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$616
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$509
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$682
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$705
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$711
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$664
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$614
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$560
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$616
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$596
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$599
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$599
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$552
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$495
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$526
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$412
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$423
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$810
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$560
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$552
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$421
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$497
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$421
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$605

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992