Davao vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$659
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1580
$1386
🏠 One person rent
$293
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$482
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$305
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
39
76
😀 Quality of life
60
65
🏙️ Population
1.85M
3.01M

The cost of living in Davao is 20% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7528th and 8392nd ($659 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 13th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 5960th and 5172nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.78
$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.28
$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$1.63
🥤 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
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.27%
7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1952
$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.6
$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.96
$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.59
$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.71
$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.3
$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7818
$9112

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$419
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$459
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$408
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$476
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$379
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$453
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$439
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$445
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$405
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$424
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$499
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$445
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1175
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$822
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$496
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$474
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$478
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$409
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$470
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$478
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$515
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$461
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$536
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$464
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$502
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$556
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$467
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$391
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$684
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$593
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$536
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$609
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$488
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$487
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$510
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$588
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$493