Davao vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$294	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	38	81
😀 Quality of life	60	67
🏙️ Population	1.78M	5.6M

The cost of living in Davao is 36% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7397th and 5668th ($626 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.8 months in Davao compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5168th and 3598th 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	$4.1	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$7571

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441