Davao vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$633
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1527
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$282
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$466
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.4
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
38
96
😀 Quality of life
59
78
🏙️ Population
1.78M
17.5M

The cost of living in Davao is 28% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7548th and 6334th ($633 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5976th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.64%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1959
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.79
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.8
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7793
$22402

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634