Auckland vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1580
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$482
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	32	39
😀 Quality of life	89	60
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.85M

The cost of living in Auckland is 227% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 1604th and 7528th ($2156 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th in New Zealand and the Philippines, respectively. Check New Zealand vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.4 months in Davao. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Davao ranked 5th in the Philippines, while ranked 240th and 5960th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Davao

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	Auckland	Davao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$1.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	8.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$1952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$6.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$2.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$7818

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

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