Davao vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Davao	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1580	$1303
🏠 One person rent	$293	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$482	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$164
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	39	1
😀 Quality of life	60	28
🏙️ Population	1.85M	63.4K

The cost of living in Davao is 22% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 7528th and 8474th ($659 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 0.4 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 5960th and 8872nd 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	$4.78	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.27%	12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1952	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1515	$845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.96	$7.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.59	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.71	$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7818	$4200

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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 South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1507
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1510
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$783
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$718
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1422
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2062
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$633
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1039
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$857
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$879
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$791
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1865
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1865
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1928
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$558
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$572
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$539
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1415
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2401
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3009
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1695
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$506
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1640
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1839
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2821
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1864
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1988
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2269
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2610