Davao vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$614
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$274
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.9
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
37
95
😀 Quality of life
60
87
🏙️ Population
1.78M
2.6M

The cost of living in Davao is 48% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7532nd and 4516th ($614 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5395th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.81
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.5
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2122
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1737
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.77
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.86
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.37
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.2
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8041
$19102

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589