Davao vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Davao	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$285	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$443	$227
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	37	59
😀 Quality of life	59	52
🏙️ Population	1.78M	1.62M

The cost of living in Davao is 13% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 7538th and 8266th ($623 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 23rd in the Philippines and Indonesia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Davao compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 5326th and 6095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Semarang

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	Davao	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$13.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.3	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.66%	7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2351	$1394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.71	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.84	$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.05	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.87	$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$48.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8048	$2166

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Cities near Davao

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 Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$447
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$434
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$506
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$512
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$507
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$508
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$487
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$551
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$517
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$470
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$427
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$558
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$388
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$495
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$571
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$530
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$518
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$541
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$419
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$757
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$577
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$605
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$524
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$522
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1121
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$530
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$438
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$380
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$420
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$458