Auckland vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$1528
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$294
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	32	38
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.78M

The cost of living in Auckland is 214% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 1924th and 7397th ($1968 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 0.8 months in Davao. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Davao ranked 7th in the Philippines, while ranked 161st and 5168th 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	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$3.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$629
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$324
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$1984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$1513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$7.99
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$7817

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$572
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$553
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$562
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$417
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$541
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$377
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$440
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$553
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$407
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$431
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$597
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$518
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$492
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$650
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$589
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$516
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$667
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$707
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$709
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$735
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$727
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$595
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$587
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$610
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$562
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$567
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$598
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$450
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$566
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$442
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$820
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$520
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$580
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$442
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$498
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$441
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$593