Chongqing vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chongqing	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2015	$1494
🏠 One person rent	$292	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.4	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$748	$426
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	37
😀 Quality of life	72	60
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.78M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 16% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 6733rd and 7532nd ($712 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 25th in China and the Philippines, respectively. Check China vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 0.7 months in Davao. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Davao ranked 7th in the Philippines, while ranked 2233rd and 5395th 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	$3.98	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$2.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$62.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55	$95.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5354	$2122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1622	$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.6	$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.2	$9.37
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.8	$67.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$346	$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27785	$8041

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$554
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$564
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$625
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$646
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$545
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$674
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$435
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$597
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$530
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$615
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$570
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$620
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$566
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$580
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$607
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$525
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$579
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$559
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$625
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$643
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$619
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$594
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$598
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$535
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$606
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$578
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$589
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$608
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$577
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$562
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$611
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$548
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$603
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$602
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$566
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$584
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$596
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$548

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