Davao vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1502
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$285
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
37
93
😀 Quality of life
59
83
🏙️ Population
1.78M
2.33M

The cost of living in Davao is 28% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7538th and 6227th ($623 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 5326th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.3
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.66%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2351
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.84
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8048
$13630

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$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691