Davao vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$633
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1527
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$282
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$466
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.4
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$1659
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
38
94
😀 Quality of life
59
87
🏙️ Population
1.78M
2.6M

The cost of living in Davao is 52% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7548th and 4455th ($633 vs $1313) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 5976th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.64%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1959
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.79
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.8
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7793
$17567

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$564
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$552
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$546
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$406
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$550
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$374
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$514
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$555
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$540
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$436
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$595
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$485
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$499
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$490
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$658
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$597
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$514
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$720
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$698
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$795
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$724
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$676
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$608
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$600
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$627
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$599
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$576
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$620
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$532
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$449
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$521
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$445
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$447
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$825
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$563
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$575
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$447
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$518
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$445
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$636

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589