Chicago vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chicago	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2667	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6807	$1502
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$3056	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4901	$443
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	37
😀 Quality of life	96	59
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.78M

The cost of living in Chicago is 328% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 483rd and 7538th ($2667 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 30th 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Davao. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Davao ranked 6th in the Philippines, while ranked 20th and 5326th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	Davao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.3	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$3.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.62	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.12	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1974	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3828	$595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$59.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$91.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	8.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$2351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3158	$1582
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.5	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2457	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19423	$8048

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357

Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$570
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$527
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$564
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$403
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$545
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$386
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$463
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$552
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$391
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$387
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$636
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$532
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$465
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$625
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$582
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$501
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$630
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$727
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$730
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$791
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$683
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$590
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$595
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$656
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$552
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$542
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$550
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$534
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$457
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$522
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$463
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$467
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$839
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$443
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$443
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$466
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$488
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$465
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$611