Australia vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2363
$615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5533
$1589
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$2308
$579
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$274
$31.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4107
$392
💸 GDP per capita
$64712
$3726
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
6.46
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
72.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
34
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
58.2%
🎓 Higher education
98
59
😀 Quality of life
95
46
🏙️ Population
26.5M
109M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2363) is 284% more expensive than in the Philippines ($615). Australia ranked 12th vs 161st 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 1.7 months in Australia compared to 0.6 months in the Philippines. Ranked 4th and 88th 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
$15.2
$3.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$3.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.74
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$3.63
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1488
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1139
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2800
$671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1894
$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$75.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9162
$2157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6144
$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.26
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$2.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.5
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.25
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$79
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1814
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16573
$5937

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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
Melbourne
$2397
5.03M
Sydney
$2801
4.84M
Brisbane
$2491
2.36M
Perth
$2345
2.14M
Adelaide
$2246
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2300
608K
Canberra
$2393
381K
Wollongong
$1532
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1733
284K
Ipswich
$1877
233K
Hobart
$2265
197K
Townsville
$1303
174K
Geelong
$1892
180K
Newcastle
$1833
153K
Darwin
$1756
140K
Cairns
$1442
147K
Ballarat
$1357
116K
Bunbury
$2136
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1635
108K
Bendigo
$1397
103K
Melton
$1795
76.3K
Launceston
$1798
80.9K
Coffs Harbour
$1913
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1514
63.2K
Pakenham
$1805
54.1K
Tarneit
$1757
56.4K
Berwick
$1800
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1835
57.7K
Frankston
$1799
37.3K
Kalgoorlie
$1571
30.8K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$738
2.96M
Manila
$801
1.85M
Davao
$623
1.78M
Makati
$816
630K
Caloocan
$668
1.66M
Taguig
$820
887K
Cebu
$730
964K
Pasig
$705
803K
Valenzuela
$453
715K
Dasmarinas
$414
703K
Las Pinas
$633
606K
Paranaque
$650
690K
Cagayan de Oro
$636
728K
Muntinlupa
$725
543K
San Jose del Monte
$570
652K
La Union
$581
822K
Pasay
$650
441K
Antipolo
$590
887K
Marikina
$538
456K
Calamba
$518
540K
Imus
$614
497K
General Trias
$602
451K
Zamboanga
$501
977K
Bacoor
$564
665K
Mandaluyong
$770
426K
Palawan
$614
940K
General Santos
$463
697K
Angeles
$668
463K
Cainta
$717
377K
Binan
$579
407K