Davao vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Davao	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$614	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1494	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$274	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.9	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$426	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	37	89
😀 Quality of life	60	98
🏙️ Population	1.78M	5.87M

The cost of living in Davao is 80% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 7532nd and 133rd ($614 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 0.7 months in Davao compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5395th and 4th 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	$4.21	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.81	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.5	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2122	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.6	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.77	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.29	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.36	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.37	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.2	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$125	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8041	$26424

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$542
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$514
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$515
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$461
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$535
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$387
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$449
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$545
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$399
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$412
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$499
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$509
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$493
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$568
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$562
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$440
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$651
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$692
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$735
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$799
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$749
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$603
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$538
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$697
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$587
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$612
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$608
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$531
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$447
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$575
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$422
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$431
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$841
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$445
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$436
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$431
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$486
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$429
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$575

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544