Calgary vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1528
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$294
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$492
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	38
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.78M

The cost of living in Calgary is 232% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 1646th and 7397th ($2077 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 0.8 months in Davao. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Davao ranked 7th in the Philippines, while ranked 153rd and 5168th 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	$15.2	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$3.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$629
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$324
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$7.99
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$7817

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

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