Davao trip next month, budget tips?

Question

Headed to Davao next month for a week. Staying near downtown and planning to eat local, visit a few sights, maybe take a day trip. What's a realistic daily budget for food and transport? 💰

rena · Answer

I'd say 600 to 800 pesos a day is realistic if you're eating well and moving around. For breakfast, skip the hotel and grab a silog plate at a small joint near Anda Street for around 70 pesos. Lunch at the weekend Davao Crocodile Park food stalls is surprisingly affordable, with grilled tuna belly and rice for about 120 pesos. Transport is cheap if you stick to jeepneys or habal-habal for short hops, but budget extra if you plan to take a tricycle late at night since drivers often quote 50 to 100 pesos depending on distance.

liane · Answer

If you're staying near downtown, you can save a lot by walking to San Pedro Street or the nearby public market for breakfast instead of taking a jeep. A cup of tablea chocolate and a pandesal from a bakery near the cathedral will run you about 30 pesos. For lunch, try the food court at Gaisano Mall where mixed rice meals are around 100 pesos and you avoid the tourist markup. Day trips like going to Eden Nature Park or Samal Island will add about 500 to 800 pesos for transport and entrance, so plan those separately.

lisethomsen · Answer

For a week in Davao, you can get by on around 500 to 700 pesos a day for food and transport if you stick to carinderia meals and jeepney rides. A good breakfast of silog and coffee at a local eatery runs about 80 to 100 pesos, while lunch at a place like Kusina Dabaw along F. Torres Street might cost 120 to 150 pesos for a hefty plate of lechon kawali or sinuglaw. Jeepneys are still 12 to 15 pesos per ride, so even if you take a few trips across town, it won't eat much into your budget. If you want to treat yourself to durian or fresh seafood at Roxas Night Market, just add another 200 pesos or so and you'll still be well under 1,000 pesos for the day.

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