Davao vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Davao	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$285	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$443	$5772
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	37	87
😀 Quality of life	59	92
🏙️ Population	1.78M	1.39M

The cost of living in Davao is 81% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 7538th and 45th ($623 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 36th 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 0.7 months in Davao compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 5326th and 75th 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	$4.25	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.3	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.66%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2351	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.71	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.84	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.05	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.87	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8048	$21468

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$570
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$527
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$564
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$403
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$545
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$386
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$463
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$552
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$391
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$387
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$636
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$532
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$465
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$625
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$582
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$501
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$630
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$727
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$730
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$791
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$683
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$590
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$595
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$656
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$552
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$542
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$550
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$534
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$457
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$522
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$463
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$467
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$839
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$443
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$443
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$466
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$488
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$465
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$611

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647