Davao vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$626
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$294
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$492
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
38
84
😀 Quality of life
60
81
🏙️ Population
1.78M
3.03M

The cost of living in Davao is 30% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7397th and 6071st ($626 vs $894) 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 0.8 months in Davao compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5168th and 521st 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
$4.1
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.78
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.62%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1984
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1513
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.98
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.12
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.01
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.99
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$117
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7817
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
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$572
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$553
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$562
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$417
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$541
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$377
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$440
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$553
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$407
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$431
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$597
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$518
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$504
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$492
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$650
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$589
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$516
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$667
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$707
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$709
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$735
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$727
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$595
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$587
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$610
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$562
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$567
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$598
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$524
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$450
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$566
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$439
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$442
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$820
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$520
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$580
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$442
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$498
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$441
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$593

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671