Davao vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Davao	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$614	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1494	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$274	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.9	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$426	$369
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	37	1
😀 Quality of life	60	26
🏙️ Population	1.78M	63.4K

The cost of living in Davao is 25% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 7532nd and 8567th ($614 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 0.7 months in Davao compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 5395th and 8758th 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	$4.21	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.81	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.5	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2122	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.6	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.77	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.29	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.36	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.37	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.2	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$125	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8041	$3154

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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 South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1316
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1316
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$744
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$576
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1425
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2943
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$599
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$752
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$824
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$849
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$594
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$594
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1597
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1648
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$978
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$522
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$537
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$491
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1421
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2554
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2667
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1397
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$446
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1545
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1249
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2655
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1816
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1881
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2602
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2356
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2506