Davao vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$626
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$294
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$492
$1644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
38
100
😀 Quality of life
60
78
🏙️ Population
1.78M
24.9M

The cost of living in Davao is 43% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7397th and 4858th ($626 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 6th in the Philippines and China, respectively. Check the Philippines vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5168th and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.1
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.78
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.62%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1984
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1513
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.98
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.12
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.01
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.99
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$117
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7817
$30174

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746