Davao vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$294	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	38	85
😀 Quality of life	60	68
🏙️ Population	1.78M	9.07M

The cost of living in Davao is 16% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7397th and 8334th ($626 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 454th 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 5168th and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Shenyang

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	Davao	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$24404

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500