Chennai vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$1528
🏠 One person rent	$152	$294
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$492
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	38
😀 Quality of life	66	60
🏙️ Population	6.6M	1.78M

The cost of living in Chennai is 31% less expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 8897th and 7397th ($430 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 19th 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 0.8 months in Davao. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Davao ranked 7th in the Philippines, while ranked 4021st and 5168th 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	$1.83	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$3.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$629
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$324
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$1984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$1513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$7.99
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$7817

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

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