Davao vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1502
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$285
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
84
😀 Quality of life
59
80
🏙️ Population
1.78M
3.03M

The cost of living in Davao is 33% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7538th and 6052nd ($623 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5326th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Taichung

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Davao Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.3
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.66%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2351
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.84
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8048
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$570
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$527
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$564
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$403
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$545
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$386
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$463
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$552
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$391
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$387
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$636
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$532
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$504
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$465
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$625
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$582
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$501
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$630
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$727
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$730
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$791
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$683
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$590
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$595
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$656
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$552
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$542
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$550
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$534
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$457
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$522
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$463
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$467
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$839
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$443
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$443
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$466
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$488
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$465
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$611

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716