Davao vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$1675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$4114
🏠 One person rent	$294	$959
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$2118
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	38	19
😀 Quality of life	60	20
🏙️ Population	1.78M	2.86M

The cost of living in Davao is 63% less expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 7397th and 2779th ($626 vs $1675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in the Philippines and North Korea, respectively. Check the Philippines vs North Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 0.2 months in Pyongyang. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 5168th and 8868th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Pyongyang

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	Davao	Pyongyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$8.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$112
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$892
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$3191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$1625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$81.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	12.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$1656
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$47.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$18.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$6.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$4.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$4.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$3399

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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 Pyongyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Pyongsong	$1548
44 km or 27 mi	Nampo	$1570
46 km or 29 mi	Sunchon	$1574
59 km or 36 mi	Sariwon	$1561
65 km or 41 mi	Anju	$1554
76 km or 47 mi	Kaechon	$1565
77 km or 48 mi	Chongju	$1547
95 km or 59 mi	Tokchon	$1546
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1550
115 km or 71 mi	Kusong	$1549
135 km or 84 mi	Huichon	$1538
138 km or 86 mi	Kaesong	$1565
149 km or 92 mi	Wonsan	$1568
163 km or 102 mi	Paju	$1075
165 km or 102 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
165 km or 103 mi	Donggang	$505
167 km or 104 mi	Dandong	$503
170 km or 106 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
178 km or 111 mi	Gimpo	$1099
180 km or 112 mi	Yangju	$974
180 km or 112 mi	Pocheon	$1040
181 km or 112 mi	Goyang	$1171
183 km or 113 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
184 km or 114 mi	Hamhung	$1597
192 km or 119 mi	Incheon	$1092
193 km or 120 mi	Bucheon	$1163
195 km or 121 mi	Seoul	$1334
199 km or 124 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
202 km or 125 mi	Guri	$1122
202 km or 125 mi	Namyangju	$1129
209 km or 130 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
210 km or 130 mi	Anyang	$1022
210 km or 131 mi	Hanam	$1161
212 km or 132 mi	Ansan	$1070
213 km or 132 mi	Fengcheng	$492
213 km or 133 mi	Gunpo	$1098
215 km or 134 mi	Seongnam	$1400
216 km or 134 mi	Uiwang	$1063
216 km or 134 mi	Siheung	$1283
217 km or 135 mi	Chuncheon	$865