Davao vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1502
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$285
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
37
5
😀 Quality of life
59
50
🏙️ Population
1.78M
115K

The cost of living in Davao is 61% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7538th and 9013th ($623 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5326th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Thimphu

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Davao Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.3
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.66%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2351
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.84
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8048
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$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

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284