Davao vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1502
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$285
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
59
79
🏙️ Population
1.78M
24.9M

The cost of living in Davao is 45% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7538th and 4780th ($623 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 0.7 months in Davao compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5326th and 571st 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
$4.25
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.3
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.66%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2351
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.84
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8048
$31401

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774