Davao vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$614
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$274
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.9
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
37
5
😀 Quality of life
60
36
🏙️ Population
1.78M
79.2K

The cost of living in Davao is 36% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7532nd and 8761st ($614 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in the Philippines and Bhutan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Davao compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 5395th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.81
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$7.06
 Cappuccino
$2.36
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.5
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2122
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1737
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.77
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.86
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.37
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.2
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8041
$701

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288