Davao vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Davao	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$633	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$282	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$466	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.4	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$2219
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	38	91
😀 Quality of life	59	89
🏙️ Population	1.78M	2.75M

The cost of living in Davao is 69% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 7548th and 1942nd ($633 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 0.4 months in Davao compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5976th and 292nd 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	$4.31	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.64%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1959	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.79	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7793	$10916

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$564
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$552
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$546
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$406
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$550
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$374
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$514
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$555
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$540
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$436
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$595
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$485
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$499
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$490
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$658
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$597
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$514
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$720
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$698
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$724
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$676
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$608
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$600
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$627
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$599
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$576
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$620
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$532
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$449
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$521
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$445
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$447
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$825
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$563
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$575
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$447
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$518
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$445
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$636

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323