PH flag
Davao

Philippines

vs
PH flag
Mati

Philippines

Climate

Davao logs 2 outdoor-dinner months a year to Mati's 8 — Mati wins by 6. Mati also leads on sunny days by 37.

DavaoMati
Sunny days
181218
Hot days
2640
Frost days
00
Rain days
269316
Outdoor dinner months
2/128/12
Avg wind
1.6 m/s2.1 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,1892,387
Darkest month sun
145 hrs/mo163 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.311.4

Davao

Feels-like °C

29
29
31
32
31
31
30
30
30
30
31
30

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Mati

Feels-like °C

29
29
30
31
31
30
30
30
30
30
30
29

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Davao averages $862/mo for balanced living; Mati has no cost baseline yet.

Davao

$862

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $647Comfort $1,493
Cheaper than 83%in Among 40 Asia cities

Mati

monthly · balanced

Mobility

Davao scores 1.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Mati has no mobility baseline.

1.6/5
vs
/5
DavaoMati
Car EfficiencyMotorbikeAirport

Culture

Davao's culture score of 0.6 sits well above Mati's 0.0.

0.6/5
vs
0.0/5
Davao leads

Nature & Outdoors

Davao scores 4.2 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Mati has no nature & outdoors baseline.

4.2/5
vs
/5
DavaoMati
SeaMountainsForestGreen AreasLakesRunningHikingCampingBeachDiving

Safety

Davao scores 2.7 on safety (0–5 scale); Mati has no safety baseline.

2.7/5
vs
/5
DavaoMati
Property CrimeRoadEarthquake

Career

Davao scores 2.1 on career (0–5 scale); Mati has no career baseline.

2.1/5
vs
/5

Social & Community

Davao scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); Mati has no social & community baseline.

3.2/5
vs
/5
DavaoMati
Everyday EnglishExpat Integration ExperienceStreet AtmosphereLocal-First CommunityGovernment Immigration FriendlinessAdmin English Support

Food & Dining

Davao scores 1.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Mati has no food & dining baseline.

1.6/5
vs
/5
DavaoMati
Delivery

Family

Davao scores 1.9 on family (0–5 scale); Mati has no family baseline.

1.9/5
vs
/5
DavaoMati
Groceries

Healthcare

Davao scores 1.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Mati has no healthcare baseline.

1.7/5
vs
/5

Air Quality

Davao averages 20.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Mati's 16.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Mati breathes ~20% cleaner air (4.0 µg/m³ lower).

Davao

Mati

20.3µg/m³
16.3µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Sensitive Groups

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Davao (1.7M) and Mati (76K) are 22x in population — Davao is the larger metro, Mati the smaller; on land area Davao spans roughly 15x more ground.

18x

Davao is roughly 18x the scale of Mati

Combined population & area comparison

PH flagDavao
18x
PH flagMati
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.PH flagDavao1.7M22x
2.PH flagMati76K1x
Area
1.PH flagDavao227 km²15x
2.PH flagMati15 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
24 km33 km

PH flagDavao

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
5.8 km5.4 km

PH flagMati

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Davao vs Mati

Which is cheaper, Davao or Mati?
Davao has an estimated monthly cost of $862.
How does the climate compare between Davao and Mati?
Sunny days: 181 vs 218 d — Mati higher Annual sunshine: 2,189 vs 2,387 hrs — Mati higher Winter sunshine: 145 vs 163 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 264 vs 0 d — Mati lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 269 vs 316 d — Davao lower
Is Davao or Mati safer?
Davao has a safety score of 2.7/5.
Should I move to Davao or Mati?
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