Davao vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Davao	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$633	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$282	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$466	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.4	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$1116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	38	82
😀 Quality of life	59	71
🏙️ Population	1.78M	5.65M

The cost of living in Davao is 35% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7548th and 5813th ($633 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 4th in the Philippines and Russia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Davao compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5976th and 3397th 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	$4.31	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.64%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1959	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.79	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7793	$10534

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566