Calgary vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1562
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$280
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$219
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	39
😀 Quality of life	90	59
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.85M

The cost of living in Calgary is 224% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 1759th and 7639th ($2095 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 19th in Canada and the Philippines, respectively. Check Canada vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.3 months in Davao. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Davao ranked 5th in the Philippines, while ranked 187th and 5957th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Calgary	Davao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	8.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1679
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$2.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$10.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$2.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$7822

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

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