Auckland vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$1562
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$280
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$219
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	32	39
😀 Quality of life	89	59
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.85M

The cost of living in Auckland is 225% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 1745th and 7639th ($2100 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 19th 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 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.3 months in Davao. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Davao ranked 5th in the Philippines, while ranked 242nd and 5957th 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	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	8.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$1679
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$1449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$6.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$7.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$2.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$4.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$10.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$2.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$7822

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

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