Davao vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$294	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	38	54
😀 Quality of life	60	66
🏙️ Population	1.78M	8.78M

The cost of living in Davao is 3% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7397th and 7256th ($626 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 118th in the Philippines and China, respectively. Check the Philippines vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 5168th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Quanzhou

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	Davao	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$20567

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936