Davao vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$626
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$294
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$492
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
38
96
😀 Quality of life
60
80
🏙️ Population
1.78M
17.7M

The cost of living in Davao is 32% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7397th and 5950th ($626 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5168th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.1
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.78
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.03
🥤 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
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.62%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1984
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1513
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.98
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.12
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.01
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.99
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$117
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7817
$22267

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609