Davao vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$633
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1527
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$282
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$466
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.4
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
38
70
😀 Quality of life
59
71
🏙️ Population
1.78M
12.7M

The cost of living in Davao is 18% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7548th and 6778th ($633 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 31st in the Philippines and China, respectively. Check the Philippines vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Davao compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 5976th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.64%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1959
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.79
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.8
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7793
$15339

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610