Davao vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$659
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1580
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$293
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$482
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
39
93
😀 Quality of life
60
87
🏙️ Population
1.85M
2.35M

The cost of living in Davao is 30% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7528th and 6085th ($659 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 0.4 months in Davao compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5960th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Taoyuan

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Davao Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.78
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.28
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.27%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1952
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.6
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.96
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.59
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.71
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.3
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7818
$17081

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464