Davao vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$659
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1580
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$293
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$482
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
85
😀 Quality of life
60
86
🏙️ Population
1.85M
2.87M

The cost of living in Davao is 31% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7528th and 5984th ($659 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 0.4 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 5960th and 409th 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
$4.78
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.28
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.27%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1952
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.6
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.96
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.59
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.71
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.3
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7818
$17495

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$579
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$579
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$553
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$420
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$575
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$378
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$525
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$578
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$566
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$453
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$641
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$503
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$540
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$488
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$673
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$630
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$530
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$729
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$717
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$796
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$738
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$698
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$632
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$606
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$637
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$605
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$603
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$630
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$554
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$466
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$547
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$432
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$440
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$835
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$572
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$579
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$437
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$519
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$437
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$634

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665