Davao vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$626
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$294
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$492
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
38
5
😀 Quality of life
60
34
🏙️ Population
1.78M
115K

The cost of living in Davao is 48% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7397th and 8915th ($626 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.8 months in Davao compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5168th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.1
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.78
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.62%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1984
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1513
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.98
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.12
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.01
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.99
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$117
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7817
$666

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$572
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$553
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$562
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$417
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$541
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$377
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$440
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$553
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$407
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$431
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$597
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$518
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$504
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$492
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$650
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$589
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$516
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$667
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$707
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$709
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$735
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$727
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$595
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$587
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$610
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$562
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$567
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$598
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$524
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$450
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$566
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$439
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$442
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$820
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$520
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$580
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$442
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$498
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$441
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$593

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$459
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300