Davao vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Davao	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$646	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1562	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$280	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.5	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$219	$6618
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	39	80
😀 Quality of life	59	91
🏙️ Population	1.85M	737K

The cost of living in Davao is 80% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 7639th and 126th ($646 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 94th 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 5957th and 147th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Davao	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.1	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.29%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1679	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.82	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.7	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.59	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7822	$30033

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Cities near Davao

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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098