Davao vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$614
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$274
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.9
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
37
74
😀 Quality of life
60
82
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.87M

The cost of living in Davao is 33% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7532nd and 5887th ($614 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 7th 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 1.4 months in Tainan. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5395th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.81
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.5
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2122
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1737
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.77
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.86
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.37
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8041
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$542
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$514
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$515
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$461
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$535
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$387
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$449
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$545
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$399
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$412
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$638
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$499
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$509
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$493
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$568
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$562
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$440
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$651
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$692
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$735
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$799
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$749
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$603
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$538
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$697
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$587
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$612
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$608
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$531
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$447
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$575
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$422
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$431
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$841
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$445
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$436
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$431
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$486
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$429
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$575

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741