Davao vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$294	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$407
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	38	43
😀 Quality of life	60	56
🏙️ Population	1.78M	1.4M

The cost of living in Davao is 31% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7397th and 6004th ($626 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in the Philippines and Mongolia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 5168th and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Davao	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$6410

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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 Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$879
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$616
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$770
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$624
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$651
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$612
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$979
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$660
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$648
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$620
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1339
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$651
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$639
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$616
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$470
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$781
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$703
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$603
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$624
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$588
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$549
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$566
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$592
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$469
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$550
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$469
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$623
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$458
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$555
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$403
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$711
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$586
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1016
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$426
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$598