Davao vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1562
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$280
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.5
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$219
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
85
😀 Quality of life
59
87
🏙️ Population
1.85M
2.87M

The cost of living in Davao is 31% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7639th and 5994th ($646 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 6th in the Philippines and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Davao compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5957th and 351st 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
$4.9
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.12
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.29%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1679
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1449
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.82
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.15
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.18
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.7
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.59
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7822
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$564
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$571
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$532
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$404
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$562
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$363
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$530
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$564
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$576
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$441
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$636
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$502
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$565
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$491
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$648
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$616
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$509
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$682
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$705
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$795
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$711
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$664
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$614
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$560
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$616
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$596
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$599
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$599
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$552
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$495
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$526
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$412
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$423
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$810
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$560
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$552
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$421
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$497
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$421
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$605

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684