Davao vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$659
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1580
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$293
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$482
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$1596
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
39
99
😀 Quality of life
60
77
🏙️ Population
1.85M
1.33M

The cost of living in Davao is 39% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 7528th and 5151st ($659 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 152nd in the Philippines and Japan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Davao compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 5960th and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Saitama

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Davao Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.78
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.28
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.27%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1952
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.6
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.96
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.59
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.71
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.3
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7818
$15321

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$579
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$579
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$553
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$420
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$575
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$378
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$525
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$578
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$566
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$453
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$641
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$503
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$540
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$488
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$673
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$630
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$530
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$729
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$717
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$796
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$738
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$698
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$632
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$606
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$637
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$605
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$603
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$630
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$554
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$466
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$547
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$432
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$440
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$835
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$572
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$579
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$437
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$519
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$437
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$634

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102