Australia vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

Australia Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2212
$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5111
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$1277
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$610
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$321
💸 GDP per capita
$64491
$3499
😃 Human freedom index
8.51
6.52
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
69.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
33
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
58.2%
🎓 Higher education
99
58
😀 Quality of life
92
46
🏙️ Population
25.7M
109M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2212) is 255% more expensive than in the Philippines ($623). Australia ranked 10th vs 149th for the Philippines in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Australia compared to 0.5 months in the Philippines. Ranked 14th and 93rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs the Philippines

We calculate prices for Australia and the Philippines as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 86 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Philippines
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.8
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.8
$3.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$1.3
 Cappuccino
$3.52
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2365
$734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53
$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9399
$2267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6959
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$111
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$3.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.33
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.59
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.9
$13.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.2
$39.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1682
$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$5424

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Cities Comparison in Australia vs the Philippines

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2564
4.84M
Melbourne
$2266
4.53M
Brisbane
$2299
2.36M
Perth
$2251
2.14M
Adelaide
$2153
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2147
638K
Sunshine Coast
$1934
284K
Canberra
$2267
381K
Hobart
$1656
222K
Newcastle
$1770
153K
Geelong
$1843
191K
Cairns
$1529
147K
Wollongong
$1520
262K
Darwin
$1689
140K
Ipswich
$1782
233K
Townsville
$1412
174K
Launceston
$1411
106K
Ballarat
$1662
116K
Bunbury
$1417
71.1K
Bendigo
$1367
103K
Toowoomba
$1615
108K
Rockhampton
$1365
63.2K
Wagga Wagga
$1423
67.4K
Orange
$1486
41.2K
Bundaberg
$1496
70.5K
Hervey Bay
$1845
54.7K
Pakenham
$1756
54.1K
Berwick
$1725
50.3K
Blacktown
$1668
51K
Melton
$1688
72.2K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$754
2.96M
Manila
$794
1.85M
Davao
$626
1.78M
Caloocan
$808
1.66M
Taguig
$982
887K
Makati
$847
630K
Cebu
$752
964K
Las Pinas
$656
606K
Paranaque
$674
690K
Bacoor
$554
665K
Dasmarinas
$439
703K
Pasig
$819
803K
La Union
$563
822K
Zamboanga
$519
977K
Valenzuela
$441
715K
Antipolo
$591
887K
Muntinlupa
$667
543K
Cagayan de Oro
$563
728K
Palawan
$586
940K
San Jose del Monte
$499
652K
General Trias
$602
451K
Pasay
$701
441K
Imus
$600
497K
General Santos
$514
697K
Mandaluyong
$784
426K
Marikina
$503
456K
Lapu-Lapu
$658
498K
Santa Rosa
$693
415K
Calamba
$463
540K
Angeles
$655
463K