Davao vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$659
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1580
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$293
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$482
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
39
5
😀 Quality of life
60
45
🏙️ Population
1.85M
115K

The cost of living in Davao is 60% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7528th and 8957th ($659 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5960th and 7238th 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
$4.78
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.28
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.27%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1952
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.6
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.96
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.59
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.8
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.71
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.3
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7818
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285