Davao vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Davao	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$633	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$282	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$466	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.4	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	38	75
😀 Quality of life	59	68
🏙️ Population	1.78M	3.01M

The cost of living in Davao is 15% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7548th and 8275th ($633 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 14th in the Philippines and Indonesia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Davao compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 5976th and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Surabaya

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	Davao	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.31	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.64%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1959	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.79	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7793	$9160

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502