Davao vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$659
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1580
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$293
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$482
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
39
99
😀 Quality of life
60
75
🏙️ Population
1.85M
24.9M

The cost of living in Davao is 42% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7528th and 4971st ($659 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 5th in the Philippines and China, respectively. Check the Philippines vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Davao compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5960th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Shanghai

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Davao Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.78
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.28
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.27%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1952
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.6
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.96
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.59
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.71
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.3
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7818
$27781

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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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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765