Davao vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Davao Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$659
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1580
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$293
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$482
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
66
😀 Quality of life
60
87
🏙️ Population
1.85M
1.25M

The cost of living in Davao is 55% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7528th and 4144th ($659 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 0.4 months in Davao compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5960th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Davao vs Sharjah

Prices for goods and services in Davao and Sharjah are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Davao Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.78
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.28
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.27%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1952
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.6
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.96
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.59
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.71
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7818
$7922

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Davao

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$579
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$579
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$553
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$420
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$575
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$378
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$525
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$578
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$566
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$453
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$641
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$503
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$540
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$488
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$673
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$630
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$530
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$729
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$717
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$796
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$738
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$698
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$632
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$606
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$637
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$605
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$603
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$630
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$554
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$466
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$547
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$432
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$440
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$835
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$572
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$579
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$437
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$519
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$437
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$634

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492