Davao vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Davao	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$646	$968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1562	$2271
🏠 One person rent	$280	$584
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$1040
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.5	$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$219	$203
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	39	13
😀 Quality of life	59	46
🏙️ Population	1.85M	948K

The cost of living in Davao is 33% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 7639th and 5785th ($646 vs $968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 3rd in the Philippines and Laos, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Davao compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 5957th and 7093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Vientiane

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	Davao	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.1	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$1076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$56.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$86.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.29%	9.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1679	$2316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.82	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$6.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.7	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.59	$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74	$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7822	$9878

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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	$571
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$532
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$404
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$562
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$363
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$530
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$564
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$576
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$441
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$636
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$502
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$565
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$491
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$648
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$616
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$509
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$682
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$705
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$711
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$664
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$614
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$560
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$616
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$596
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$599
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$599
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$552
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$495
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$526
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$412
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$423
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$810
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$560
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$552
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$421
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$497
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$421
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$605

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$564
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$968
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$583
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$593
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$495
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$599
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$675
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$582
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$583
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$694
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$616
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$762
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$594
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$586
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$996
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$467
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$679
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$564
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$794
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$601
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$601
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$375