Davao vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Davao	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1580	$4395
🏠 One person rent	$293	$1302
🏘️ Family rent	$482	$2138
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$217
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	39	1
😀 Quality of life	60	50
🏙️ Population	1.85M	49K

The cost of living in Davao is 68% less expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 7528th and 1864th ($659 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in the Philippines and Vanuatu, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Davao compared to 0.1 months in Port Vila. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 5960th and 6702nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Port Vila

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	Davao	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.78	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$4.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$1547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$1018
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$2804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$65.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.27%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1952	$4262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1515	$2319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.96	$8.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$2.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$5.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.59	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$9.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$66.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.71	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$37.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7818	$6804

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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 Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$2062
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1865
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1865
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1928
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$1039
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$633
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$879
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$857
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1422
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1422
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$718
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1033
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1864
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1988
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1640
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2352
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2269
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$783
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1813
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1261
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$790
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$791
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$538
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1288
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$2156
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1778
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1646
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1527