Davao vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Davao	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$646	$516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1562	$1257
🏠 One person rent	$280	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$377
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$197
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.5	$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$219	$334
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	39	83
😀 Quality of life	59	52
🏙️ Population	1.85M	1.64M

The cost of living in Davao is 25% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 7639th and 8595th ($646 vs $516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 13th in the Philippines and Indonesia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Davao compared to 0.6 months in South Tangerang. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs South Tangerang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 5957th and 6514th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs South Tangerang

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	Davao	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.1	$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$3.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.29%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1679	$1470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.82	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$8.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$2.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$1.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$2.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.7	$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.59	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74	$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7822	$7220

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$564
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$571
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$532
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$404
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$562
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$363
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$530
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$564
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$576
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$441
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$636
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$502
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$565
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$491
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$648
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$616
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$509
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$682
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$705
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$711
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$664
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$614
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$560
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$616
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$596
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$599
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$599
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$552
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$495
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$526
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$412
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$423
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$810
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$560
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$552
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$421
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$497
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$421
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$605

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$552
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$627
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$376
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$515
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$466
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$472
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$551
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$469
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$468
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$502
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$424
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$494
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$458
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$457
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$446
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$452
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$490
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$393
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$371
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$400
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$381
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$419
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$438
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$428
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$417
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$416
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$402
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$386
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$520
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$358
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$437
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$450
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$419
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$422
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477