Calgary vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$1502
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$443
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	37
😀 Quality of life	90	59
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.78M

The cost of living in Calgary is 245% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 1473rd and 7538th ($2149 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 30th in Canada and the Philippines, respectively. Check Canada vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Davao. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Davao ranked 6th in the Philippines, while ranked 131st and 5326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Davao

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	Calgary	Davao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$3.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$59.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$91.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	8.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$2351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$1582
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$8048

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$570
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$527
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$564
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$403
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$545
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$386
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$463
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$552
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$391
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$387
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$636
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$532
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$465
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$625
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$582
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$501
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$630
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$727
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$730
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$791
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$683
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$590
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$595
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$656
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$552
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$542
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$550
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$534
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$457
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$522
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$463
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$467
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$839
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$443
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$443
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$466
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$488
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$465
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$611