Davao vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Davao	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$633	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$282	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$466	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.4	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	38	85
😀 Quality of life	59	71
🏙️ Population	1.78M	9.07M

The cost of living in Davao is 14% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7548th and 8245th ($633 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 341st in the Philippines and China, respectively. Check the Philippines vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Davao compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5976th and 3667th 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	$4.31	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.64%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1959	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.79	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7793	$24707

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$564
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$552
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$546
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$406
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$550
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$374
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$514
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$555
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$540
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$436
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$595
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$485
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$499
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$490
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$658
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$597
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$514
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$720
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$698
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$724
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$676
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$608
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$600
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$627
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$599
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$576
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$620
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$532
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$449
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$521
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$445
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$447
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$825
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$563
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$575
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$447
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$518
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$445
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$636

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501