Davao vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$614
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$274
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.9
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
71
😀 Quality of life
60
74
🏙️ Population
1.78M
7.01M

The cost of living in Davao is 63% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7532nd and 2922nd ($614 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in the Philippines and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Davao compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5395th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.81
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$2.36
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.5
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2122
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1737
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.77
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.86
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.37
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.2
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8041
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$542
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$514
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$515
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$461
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$535
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$387
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$449
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$545
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$399
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$412
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$638
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$499
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$509
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$493
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$568
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$562
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$440
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$651
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$692
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$735
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$799
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$749
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$603
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$538
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$697
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$587
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$612
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$608
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$531
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$447
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$575
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$422
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$431
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$841
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$445
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$436
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$431
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$486
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$429
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561