Adelaide vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Adelaide	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2355	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4952	$1562
🏠 One person rent	$1426	$280
🏘️ Family rent	$2084	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3842	$219
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	50	39
😀 Quality of life	92	59
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.85M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 264% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 1178th and 7639th ($2355 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 19th 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 0.3 months in Davao. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Davao ranked 5th in the Philippines, while ranked 75th and 5957th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Adelaide	Davao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.12	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	8.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9174	$1679
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6193	$1449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.21	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.9	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$4.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$7.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$2.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$4.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$10.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$2.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.5	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9256	$7822

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2133
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1905
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1493
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1606
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1896
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1933
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2179
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1813
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1816
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2543
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1834
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1913
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1825
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1915
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1936
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$2000
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2258
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1868
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1855
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1460
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1795
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1701
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1728
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1709
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2040
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2481
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2364
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2354
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1995
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1273
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$564
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$571
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$532
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$404
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$562
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$363
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$530
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$564
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$576
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$441
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$636
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$502
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$565
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$491
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$648
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$616
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$509
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$682
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$705
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$711
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$664
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$614
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$560
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$616
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$596
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$599
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$599
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$552
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$495
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$526
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$412
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$423
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$810
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$560
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$552
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$421
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$497
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$421
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$605