Chongqing vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$1528
🏠 One person rent	$224	$294
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$492
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	88	38
😀 Quality of life	72	60
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.78M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 1% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 7340th and 7397th ($634 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 19th in China and the Philippines, respectively. Check China vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 0.8 months in Davao. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Davao ranked 7th in the Philippines, while ranked 1675th and 5168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Davao

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	Chongqing	Davao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$3.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$629
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$324
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$1984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$1513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$7.99
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$7817

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

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