Davao vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$1010
🏠 One person rent	$294	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	38	68
😀 Quality of life	60	46
🏙️ Population	1.78M	2.1M

The cost of living in Davao is 56% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 7397th and 8953rd ($626 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 5th in the Philippines and Pakistan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Rawalpindi ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 5168th and 6500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Rawalpindi

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	Davao	Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$1075

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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 Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$442
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$382
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$354
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$366
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$273
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$364
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$373
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$379
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$346
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$458
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$380
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$281
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$287
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$308
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$389
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$306
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$411
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$292
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$342
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$305
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$383
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$355
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$366
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$300
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$358
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$386
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$474
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$361
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$356
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$441
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$392
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$389
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$369
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$272