Davao vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Davao	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$646	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1562	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$280	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.5	$22.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$219	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	39	1
😀 Quality of life	59	30
🏙️ Population	1.85M	63.4K

The cost of living in Davao is 23% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 7639th and 8528th ($646 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in the Philippines and Kiribati, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Davao compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 5957th and 8796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs South Tarawa

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	Davao	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.1	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$63.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.29%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1679	$1342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.82	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.7	$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.59	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7822	$4506

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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 Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1499
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1497
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$788
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$714
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1491
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1502
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2020
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$680
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1095
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$910
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$891
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$789
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1851
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1911
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$546
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$562
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$526
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1435
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2409
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3243
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1851
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$492
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1643
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$2015
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2888
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1863
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1992
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2760
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2323
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2649