Davao vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Davao	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$633	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$282	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$466	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.4	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	38	43
😀 Quality of life	59	61
🏙️ Population	1.78M	1.4M

The cost of living in Davao is 27% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7548th and 6373rd ($633 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 0.4 months in Davao compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 5976th and 5856th 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	$4.31	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.64%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1959	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.79	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7793	$6621

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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 Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$838
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$676
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$735
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$725
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$912
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$631
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$986
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$659
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$541
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$629
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1365
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$655
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$638
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$642
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$518
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$785
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$748
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$614
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$654
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$580
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$548
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$564
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$589
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$480
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$546
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$484
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$615
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$470
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$553
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$411
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$694
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$597
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1029
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$439
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$600