Davao vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$659
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1580
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$293
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$482
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$6532
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
80
😀 Quality of life
60
95
🏙️ Population
1.85M
737K

The cost of living in Davao is 79% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 7528th and 142nd ($659 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 101st 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 0.4 months in Davao compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 5960th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Seattle

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Davao Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.78
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.28
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$7.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.27%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1952
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.6
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.96
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.59
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.71
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.3
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7818
$28950

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$579
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$579
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$553
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$420
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$575
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$378
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$525
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$578
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$566
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$453
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$641
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$503
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$540
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$488
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$673
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$630
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$530
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$729
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$717
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$796
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$738
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$698
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$632
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$606
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$637
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$605
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$603
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$630
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$554
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$466
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$547
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$432
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$440
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$835
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$572
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$579
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$437
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$519
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$437
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$634

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$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
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$2325
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$2641
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$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
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$2456
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109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173