Davao vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$633
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1527
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$282
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$466
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.4
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
38
100
😀 Quality of life
59
77
🏙️ Population
1.78M
24.9M

The cost of living in Davao is 44% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7548th and 4879th ($633 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5976th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.64%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1959
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.79
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.8
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7793
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$564
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$552
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$546
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$406
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$550
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$374
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$514
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$555
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$540
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$436
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$595
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$485
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$499
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$490
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$658
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$597
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$514
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$720
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$698
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$795
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$724
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$676
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$608
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$600
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$627
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$599
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$576
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$620
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$532
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$449
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$521
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$445
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$447
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$825
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$563
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$575
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$447
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$518
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$445
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$636

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753