Davao vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$294	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$202
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	60
😀 Quality of life	60	53
🏙️ Population	1.78M	1.62M

The cost of living in Davao is 27% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 7397th and 8682nd ($626 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 41st in the Philippines and Indonesia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 5168th and 6048th 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	$4.1	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$2365

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$572
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$553
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$562
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$417
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$541
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$377
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$440
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$553
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$407
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$431
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$597
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$518
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$492
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$650
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$589
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$516
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$667
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$707
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$709
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$735
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$727
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$595
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$587
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$610
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$562
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$567
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$598
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$450
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$566
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$442
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$820
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$520
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$580
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$442
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$498
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$441
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$593

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$421
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$417
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$480
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$486
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$464
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$521
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$490
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$453
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$410
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$365
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$510
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$545
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$614
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$563
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$518
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$513
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$385
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$701
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$558
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$492
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$488
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1267
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$845
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$497
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$432
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$355
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$395
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$427