Davao vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$294	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	38	87
😀 Quality of life	60	91
🏙️ Population	1.78M	1.39M

The cost of living in Davao is 82% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 7397th and 36th ($626 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 32nd in the Philippines and the United States, respectively. Check the Philippines vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 5168th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs San Diego

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	Davao	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759