Davao vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$294	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	38	24
😀 Quality of life	60	39
🏙️ Population	1.78M	6.56M

The cost of living in Davao is 6% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7397th and 7740th ($626 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 263rd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 5168th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Shaoyang

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	Davao	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600