Australia vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2425
$616
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5719
$1464
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$2426
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4122
$284
💸 GDP per capita
$64604
$3985
😃 Human freedom index
8.79
6.6
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
69.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
32
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
98
58
😀 Quality of life
96
48
🏙️ Population
27.2M
116M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2425) is 294% more expensive than in the Philippines ($616). Australia ranked 12th vs 165th 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 0.5 months in the Philippines. Ranked 4th and 106th 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
$16.4
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$3.96
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1653
$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$712
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2074
$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$72.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.88%
7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8768
$2698
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.04
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$2.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.46
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$4.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.5
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.52
$4.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$22
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.8
$40.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$70.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2052
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19056
$6955

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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
$2496
5.35M
Sydney
$2844
5.45M
Brisbane
$2269
2.71M
Perth
$2448
2.14M
Adelaide
$2338
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2528
608K
Canberra
$2223
381K
Wollongong
$1695
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1835
284K
Ipswich
$1813
233K
Hobart
$2308
197K
Townsville
$1839
174K
Geelong
$2217
180K
Darwin
$1861
140K
Newcastle
$1997
153K
Cairns
$1695
147K
Ballarat
$1604
116K
Bunbury
$1838
75.2K
Bendigo
$1487
103K
Toowoomba
$1766
108K
Launceston
$1753
80.9K
Melton
$1906
76.3K
Rockhampton
$1635
63.2K
Hervey Bay
$1864
57.7K
Tarneit
$1822
56.4K
Blacktown
$1710
51K
Orange
$1477
41.2K
Bundaberg
$1727
70.5K
Gladstone
$1640
34.7K
Wagga Wagga
$1583
49.7K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$697
3.08M
Taguig
$868
1.31M
Manila
$821
1.9M
Davao
$659
1.85M
Caloocan
$574
1.71M
Pasig
$609
853K
Antipolo
$544
914K
Paranaque
$660
703K
Cagayan de Oro
$641
742K
Cebu
$796
965K
San Jose del Monte
$504
686K
Mandaluyong
$755
466K
Valenzuela
$458
725K
Pasay
$804
453K
Dasmarinas
$416
745K
Zamboanga
$530
1.02M
Bacoor
$549
661K
Las Pinas
$605
616K
La Union
$606
825K
Marikina
$584
471K
Palawan
$635
969K
General Santos
$525
722K
Muntinlupa
$683
552K
Cainta
$733
386K
Calamba
$496
575K
Binan
$589
584K
Angeles
$636
483K
Bacolod
$603
625K
Lapu-Lapu
$729
498K
General Trias
$501
482K