Chengdu vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$1528
🏠 One person rent	$240	$294
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$492
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	38
😀 Quality of life	72	60
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.78M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 0.4% less expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 7421st and 7397th ($623 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 19th in China and the Philippines, respectively. Check China vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.8 months in Davao. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Davao ranked 7th in the Philippines, while ranked 1890th and 5168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Davao

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	Chengdu	Davao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$3.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$629
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$324
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$1984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$1513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$7.99
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$7817

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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