Davao vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$659
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1580
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$293
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$482
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
39
94
😀 Quality of life
60
89
🏙️ Population
1.85M
2.44M

The cost of living in Davao is 48% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7528th and 4661st ($659 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5960th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Taipei

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Davao Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.78
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.28
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.27%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1952
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.6
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.96
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.59
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.71
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.3
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7818
$18442

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$579
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$579
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$553
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$420
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$575
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$378
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$525
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$578
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$566
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$453
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$641
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$503
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$540
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$488
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$673
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$630
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$530
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$729
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$717
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$796
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$738
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$698
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$632
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$606
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$637
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$605
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$603
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$630
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$554
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$466
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$547
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$432
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$440
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$835
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$572
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$579
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$437
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$519
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$437
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$634

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602