Davao vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1562
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$280
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.5
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$219
$6139
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
87
😀 Quality of life
59
91
🏙️ Population
1.85M
1.01M

The cost of living in Davao is 84% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7639th and 8th ($646 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 5th 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 0.3 months in Davao compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 5957th and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs San Jose, United States

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Davao San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.9
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.12
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.29%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1679
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1449
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.82
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.15
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.18
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.7
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.59
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7822
$23151

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$564
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$571
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$532
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$404
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$562
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$363
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$530
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$564
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$576
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$441
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$636
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$502
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$565
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$491
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$648
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$616
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$509
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$682
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$705
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$795
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$711
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$664
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$614
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$560
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$616
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$596
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$599
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$599
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$552
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$495
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$526
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$412
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$423
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$810
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$560
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$552
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$421
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$497
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$421
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$605

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273