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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Davao	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$614	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1494	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$274	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.9	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$426	$6928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	37	87
😀 Quality of life	60	92
🏙️ Population	1.78M	1.01M

The cost of living in Davao is 82% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7532nd and 22nd ($614 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 5395th and 69th 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	$4.21	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.81	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.5	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2122	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.6	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.77	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.29	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.36	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.37	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.2	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$125	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8041	$15889

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$542
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$514
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$515
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$461
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$535
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$387
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$449
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$545
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$399
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$412
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$499
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$509
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$493
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$568
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$562
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$440
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$651
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$692
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$735
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$799
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$749
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$603
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$538
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$697
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$587
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$612
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$608
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$531
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$447
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$575
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$422
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$431
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$841
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$445
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$436
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$431
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$486
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$429
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$575

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123