Davao vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Davao	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$633	$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$5417
🏠 One person rent	$282	$1477
🏘️ Family rent	$466	$2341
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.4	$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$3342
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	86
😀 Quality of life	59	99
🏙️ Population	1.78M	2.79M

The cost of living in Davao is 74% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 7548th and 918th ($633 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 2nd in the Philippines and Canada, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Davao compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5976th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Toronto

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	Davao	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.31	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.64%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1959	$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.79	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7793	$17676

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Cities near Davao

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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2241
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2326
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2242
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2033
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2379
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2449
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2193
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2103
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1869
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1998
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1705
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2049
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2044
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2010
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1443
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1844
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2071
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1928
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2187
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2082
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1936
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2083
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1971
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1868
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2036
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2031
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2043