Chicago vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$1494
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$426
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
37
😀 Quality of life
96
60
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.78M

The cost of living in Chicago is 326% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 505th and 7532nd ($2613 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 25th in the United States and the Philippines, respectively. Check the United States vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Davao. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Davao ranked 7th in the Philippines, while ranked 16th and 5395th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Davao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$2.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$62.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$95.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$2122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$4.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$7.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$9.37
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$67.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$8041

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

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