Davao vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Davao	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$3133
🏠 One person rent	$285	$963
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$443	$2228
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	37	65
😀 Quality of life	59	83
🏙️ Population	1.78M	1.25M

The cost of living in Davao is 59% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7538th and 3679th ($623 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 7th 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5326th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Sharjah

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	Davao	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.3	$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$9.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.66%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2351	$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.71	$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.84	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.05	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.87	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8048	$5054

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Cities near Davao

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

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2084
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2309
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1232
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1050
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$994
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$786
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1110
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1810
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1719
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$561
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$556
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$547
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$520
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1267
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1218
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1226
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$531
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$687
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$870
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$989
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$558
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$546
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$878
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$639
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$467
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$541
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$928
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$489
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$831
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$577
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$507