Davao vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$659
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1580
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$293
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$482
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
39
95
😀 Quality of life
60
77
🏙️ Population
1.85M
17.5M

The cost of living in Davao is 30% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7528th and 6106th ($659 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 0.4 months in Davao compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5960th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Shenzhen

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Davao Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.78
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.28
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.27%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1952
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.6
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.96
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.59
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.71
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.3
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7818
$22916

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$579
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$579
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$553
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$420
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$575
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$378
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$525
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$578
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$566
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$453
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$641
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$503
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$540
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$488
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$673
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$630
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$530
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$729
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$717
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$796
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$738
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$698
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$632
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$606
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$637
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$605
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$603
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$630
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$554
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$466
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$547
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$432
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$440
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$835
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$572
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$579
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$437
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$519
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$437
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$634

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638