Davao vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Davao	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$285	$1551
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$2665
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$443	$3590
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	37	86
😀 Quality of life	59	94
🏙️ Population	1.78M	2.79M

The cost of living in Davao is 76% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 7538th and 656th ($623 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 5th in the Philippines and Canada, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 5326th and 52nd 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	$4.25	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.66%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2351	$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.71	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.84	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.05	$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.87	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8048	$18156

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Cities near Davao

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

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2332
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2472
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2398
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2127
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2266
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2597
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1635
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2297
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2154
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1971
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2012
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1762
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1798
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1873
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2267
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1999
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1884
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2095
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2051
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$1964
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2041
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2038
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$1986
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2017
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2009
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1814
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2074
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2046
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2085