Chittagong vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$633
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$1527
🏠 One person rent	$93	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$466
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$43.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$238
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	38
😀 Quality of life	50	59
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.78M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 43% less expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 9061st and 7548th ($358 vs $633) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 22nd in Bangladesh and the Philippines, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 0.4 months in Davao. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Davao ranked 6th in the Philippines, while ranked 6631st and 5976th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Davao

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	Chittagong	Davao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$95.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	9.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$1959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$7.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$7793

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$312
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$362
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$456
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$352
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$464
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$301
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$558
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$300
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$321
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$282
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$328
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$519
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$333
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$320
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$327
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$370
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$320
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$320
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$315
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$312
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$366
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$318
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$323
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$286
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$287
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$344

Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$564
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$552
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$546
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$406
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$550
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$374
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$514
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$555
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$540
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$436
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$595
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$485
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$499
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$490
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$658
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$597
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$514
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$720
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$698
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$724
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$676
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$608
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$600
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$627
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$599
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$576
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$620
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$532
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$449
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$521
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$445
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$447
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$825
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$563
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$575
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$447
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$518
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$445
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$636