Davao vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$294	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	38	19
😀 Quality of life	60	38
🏙️ Population	1.78M	7.01M

The cost of living in Davao is 2% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 7397th and 7314th ($626 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 137th in the Philippines and China, respectively. Check the Philippines vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 5168th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Zhumadian

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	Davao	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$8598

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504