Chittagong vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$1528
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$294
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$492
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	38
😀 Quality of life	46	60
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.78M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 44% less expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 9083rd and 7397th ($351 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 19th in Bangladesh and the Philippines, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.8 months in Davao. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Davao ranked 7th in the Philippines, while ranked 6493rd and 5168th 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	$1.65	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$3.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$629
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$324
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$1984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$1513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$7.99
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$7817

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$287
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$367
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$478
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$309
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$295
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$430
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$303
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$678
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$289
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$305
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$264
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$347
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$661
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$350
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$337
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$345
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$378
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$337
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$328
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$336
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$338
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$329
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$331
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$330
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$332
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$408
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$294
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$280
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$360

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