Chongqing vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$633
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$1527
🏠 One person rent	$180	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$466
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$43.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$238
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	38
😀 Quality of life	74	59
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.78M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 11% less expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 8185th and 7548th ($561 vs $633) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 22nd in China and the Philippines, respectively. Check China vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 0.4 months in Davao. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Davao ranked 6th in the Philippines, while ranked 2237th and 5976th 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	$2.82	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$95.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	9.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$1959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$7793

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

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