Davao vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$294	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$2174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	38	65
😀 Quality of life	60	83
🏙️ Population	1.78M	1.25M

The cost of living in Davao is 58% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7397th and 3460th ($626 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.8 months in Davao compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5168th and 412th 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	$4.1	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$7169

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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 Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536