Davao vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$626
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$294
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$492
$1611
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
38
99
😀 Quality of life
60
77
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.33M

The cost of living in Davao is 48% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 7397th and 4495th ($626 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 42nd in the Philippines and Japan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 5168th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.1
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.78
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.62%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1984
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1513
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.98
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.12
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.01
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.99
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$117
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7817
$14676

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125