Davao vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$294	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$3141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	86
😀 Quality of life	60	93
🏙️ Population	1.78M	2.79M

The cost of living in Davao is 74% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 7397th and 861st ($626 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 4th in the Philippines and Canada, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5168th and 59th 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	$4.1	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$17118

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Cities near Davao

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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095