Davao vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1502
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$285
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
59
99
🏙️ Population
1.78M
14.3M

The cost of living in Davao is 62% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 7538th and 3085th ($623 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 4th in the Philippines and Japan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Davao compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5326th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.3
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.66%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2351
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.84
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8048
$15495

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033