Davao vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$294	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	38	92
😀 Quality of life	60	86
🏙️ Population	1.78M	2.75M

The cost of living in Davao is 64% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 7397th and 2624th ($626 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in the Philippines and Italy, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5168th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Rome

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	Davao	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201