Davao vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1562
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$280
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.5
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$219
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
39
73
😀 Quality of life
59
72
🏙️ Population
1.85M
1.85M

The cost of living in Davao is 31% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7639th and 6014th ($646 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.3 months in Davao compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 5957th and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Tainan

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Davao Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.9
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.12
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.29%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1679
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1449
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.82
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.15
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.18
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.7
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.59
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7822
$5481

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$564
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$571
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$532
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$404
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$562
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$363
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$530
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$564
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$576
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$441
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$636
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$502
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$565
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$491
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$648
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$616
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$509
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$682
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$705
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$795
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$711
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$664
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$614
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$560
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$616
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$596
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$599
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$599
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$552
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$495
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$526
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$412
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$423
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$810
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$560
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$552
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$421
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$497
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$421
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$605

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686