Davao vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$294	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	38	74
😀 Quality of life	60	63
🏙️ Population	1.78M	3.01M

The cost of living in Davao is 14% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7397th and 8233rd ($626 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 15th in the Philippines and Indonesia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 5168th and 4691st 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	$4.1	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$5490

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$572
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$553
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$562
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$417
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$541
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$377
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$440
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$553
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$407
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$431
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$597
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$518
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$492
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$650
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$589
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$516
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$667
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$707
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$709
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$735
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$727
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$595
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$587
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$610
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$562
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$567
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$598
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$450
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$566
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$442
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$820
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$520
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$580
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$442
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$498
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$441
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$593

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508