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

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Davao San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1502
$8354
🏠 One person rent
$285
$2553
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$4614
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$756
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$6972
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
87
😀 Quality of life
59
93
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.01M

The cost of living in Davao is 83% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7538th and 13th ($623 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 5326th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.3
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$9.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.66%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2351
$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.84
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8048
$23974

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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 Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2799
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3305
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3220
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3085
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3610
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3159
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3010
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3288
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2986
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3442
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3578
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3118
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3085
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3527
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3804
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3473
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2981
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3672
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2931
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3023
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3293
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2851
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3224
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2922
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3196
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3274
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2250
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3170
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3146