Davao vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1502
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$285
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
37
96
😀 Quality of life
59
79
🏙️ Population
1.78M
17.7M

The cost of living in Davao is 35% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7538th and 5948th ($623 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 13th in the Philippines and China, respectively. Check the Philippines vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Davao compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5326th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.3
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.66%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2351
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.84
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8048
$24117

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618