Davao vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$614
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$274
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.9
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
65
😀 Quality of life
60
82
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.25M

The cost of living in Davao is 62% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7532nd and 3028th ($614 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 5th in the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the Philippines vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Davao compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5395th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.81
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.5
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2122
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1737
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.77
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.86
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.37
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.2
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8041
$5193

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Distance City Cost of living
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$542
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$514
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$515
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$461
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$535
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$387
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$449
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$545
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$399
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$412
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$638
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$499
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$509
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$493
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$568
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$562
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$440
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$651
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$692
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$735
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$799
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$749
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$603
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$538
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$697
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$587
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$612
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$608
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$531
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$447
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$575
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$422
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$431
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$841
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$445
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$436
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$431
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$486
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$429
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541