Chennai vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$1494
🏠 One person rent	$161	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$426
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	37
😀 Quality of life	68	60
🏙️ Population	10.3M	1.78M

The cost of living in Chennai is 29% less expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 8842nd and 7532nd ($434 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 25th in India and the Philippines, respectively. Check India vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.7 months in Davao. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Davao ranked 7th in the Philippines, while ranked 3676th and 5395th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Davao

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	Chennai	Davao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$2.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$62.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$95.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$2122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$4.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$7.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$9.37
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$67.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$8041

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325

Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$542
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$514
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$515
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$461
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$535
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$387
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$449
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$545
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$399
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$412
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$499
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$509
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$493
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$568
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$562
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$440
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$651
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$692
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$735
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$799
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$749
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$603
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$538
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$697
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$587
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$612
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$608
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$531
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$447
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$575
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$422
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$431
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$841
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$445
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$436
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$431
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$486
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$429
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$575