Davao vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Davao	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$633	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$282	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$466	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.4	$22.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	38	1
😀 Quality of life	59	25
🏙️ Population	1.78M	63.4K

The cost of living in Davao is 19% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 7548th and 8428th ($633 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st 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 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 5976th and 8954th 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	$4.31	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.64%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1959	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.79	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7793	$3644

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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	$552
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$546
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$406
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$550
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$374
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$514
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$555
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$540
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$436
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$595
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$485
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$499
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$490
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$658
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$597
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$514
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$720
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$698
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$724
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$676
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$608
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$600
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$627
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$599
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$576
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$620
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$532
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$449
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$521
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$445
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$447
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$825
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$563
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$575
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$447
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$518
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$445
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$636

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1496
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1502
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$733
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$683
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1417
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1419
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1882
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$596
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$997
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$818
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$836
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$751
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$753
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1811
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1807
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1878
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1022
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$548
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$566
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$532
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1437
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2406
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2786
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1513
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$507
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1503
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1683
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2825
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1710
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1798
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2065
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2637