Davao vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Davao	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$646	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1562	$1795
🏠 One person rent	$280	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.5	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$219	$205
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	39	30
😀 Quality of life	59	46
🏙️ Population	1.85M	6.87M

The cost of living in Davao is 1% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 7639th and 7579th ($646 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in the Philippines and Myanmar, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Davao compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 5957th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Yangon

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	Davao	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.1	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.29%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1679	$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.82	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$2.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.7	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.59	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7822	$17180

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$610
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$721
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$601
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$627
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$549
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$583
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$567
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$762
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$616
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$996
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$794
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$534
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$787
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$839
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$809
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$968
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$564
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$724
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$591
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$616