Davao vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$633
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1527
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$282
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$466
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.4
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
38
85
😀 Quality of life
59
83
🏙️ Population
1.78M
3.03M

The cost of living in Davao is 37% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7548th and 5518th ($633 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 4th in the Philippines and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Davao compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5976th and 541st 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
$4.31
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.64%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1959
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.79
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.8
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7793
$19915

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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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650