Davao vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$294	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$718
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	38	7
😀 Quality of life	60	53
🏙️ Population	1.78M	77.6K

The cost of living in Davao is 33% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7397th and 5827th ($626 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.8 months in Davao compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 5168th and 6063rd 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	$4.1	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$13013

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$572
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$553
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$562
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$417
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$541
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$377
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$440
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$553
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$407
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$431
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$597
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$518
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$492
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$650
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$589
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$516
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$667
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$707
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$709
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$735
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$727
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$595
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$587
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$610
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$562
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$567
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$598
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$450
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$566
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$442
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$820
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$520
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$580
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$442
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$498
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$441
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$593

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810