Adelaide vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$1580
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$482
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	50	39
😀 Quality of life	93	60
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.85M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 255% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 1210th and 7528th ($2338 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 18th in Australia and the Philippines, respectively. Check Australia vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.4 months in Davao. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Davao ranked 5th in the Philippines, while ranked 73rd and 5960th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Davao

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	Adelaide	Davao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$1.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	8.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$1952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$8.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$2.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$7818

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$579
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$579
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$553
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$420
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$575
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$378
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$525
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$578
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$566
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$453
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$641
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$503
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$540
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$488
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$673
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$530
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$729
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$717
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$796
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$738
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$698
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$632
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$606
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$637
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$605
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$603
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$630
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$554
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$466
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$547
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$432
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$440
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$835
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$572
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$579
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$437
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$519
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$437
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$634