Davao vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Davao	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1580	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$293	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$482	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$4401
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	39	89
😀 Quality of life	60	97
🏙️ Population	1.85M	5.87M

The cost of living in Davao is 79% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 7528th and 154th ($659 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in the Philippines and Singapore, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Davao compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5960th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Singapore City

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	Davao	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.78	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.27%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1952	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1515	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.96	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.59	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.71	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7818	$31369

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663