Davao vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$626
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$294
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$492
$1146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
38
70
😀 Quality of life
60
68
🏙️ Population
1.78M
12.7M

The cost of living in Davao is 28% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7397th and 6198th ($626 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 18th in the Philippines and China, respectively. Check the Philippines vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 5168th and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.1
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.78
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$4.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.62%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1984
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1513
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.98
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.12
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.01
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.99
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$117
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7817
$17431

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613