Davao vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$633
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1527
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$282
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$466
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
38
93
😀 Quality of life
59
84
🏙️ Population
1.78M
2.33M

The cost of living in Davao is 33% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7548th and 5995th ($633 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 0.4 months in Davao compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5976th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.64%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1959
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.79
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.8
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7793
$14970

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451