Davao vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Davao	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$285	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$443	$846
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	37	82
😀 Quality of life	59	67
🏙️ Population	1.78M	5.38M

The cost of living in Davao is 29% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7538th and 6204th ($623 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 2nd in the Philippines and Russia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Davao compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5326th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Saint Petersburg

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	Davao	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.3	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.66%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2351	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.71	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.84	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.05	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.87	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8048	$6847

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$570
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$527
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$564
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$403
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$545
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$386
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$463
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$552
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$391
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$387
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$636
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$532
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$465
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$625
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$582
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$501
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$630
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$727
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$730
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$791
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$683
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$590
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$595
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$656
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$552
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$542
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$550
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$534
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$457
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$522
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$463
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$467
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$839
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$443
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$443
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$466
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$488
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$465
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$611

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525