Davao vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Davao Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1502
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$285
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
37
74
😀 Quality of life
59
80
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.87M

The cost of living in Davao is 26% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7538th and 6292nd ($623 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 9th 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 Tainan. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5326th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Davao vs Tainan infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Davao vs Tainan

Prices for goods and services in Davao and Tainan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Davao Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.3
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.66%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2351
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.84
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8048
$18526

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Davao

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

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719