Davao vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1502
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$285
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
37
95
😀 Quality of life
59
86
🏙️ Population
1.78M
2.6M

The cost of living in Davao is 46% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7538th and 4715th ($623 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 0.7 months in Davao compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5326th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.3
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.66%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2351
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.84
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8048
$18424

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605