Davao vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$614
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$274
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.9
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
84
😀 Quality of life
60
83
🏙️ Population
1.78M
3.03M

The cost of living in Davao is 38% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7532nd and 5356th ($614 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 3rd in the Philippines and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Davao compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5395th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.81
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.5
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2122
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1737
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.77
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.86
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.37
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.2
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8041
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$542
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$514
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$515
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$461
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$535
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$387
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$449
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$545
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$399
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$412
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$638
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$499
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$509
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$493
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$568
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$562
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$440
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$651
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$692
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$735
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$799
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$749
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$603
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$538
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$697
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$587
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$612
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$608
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$531
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$447
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$575
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$422
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$431
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$841
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$445
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$436
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$431
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$486
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$429
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721