Davao vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$633
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1527
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$282
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$466
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.4
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
38
5
😀 Quality of life
59
42
🏙️ Population
1.78M
115K

The cost of living in Davao is 51% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7548th and 8940th ($633 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 0.4 months in Davao compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5976th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.64%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1959
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.79
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.8
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7793
$653

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

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289