Brisbane vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$1528
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$294
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	38
😀 Quality of life	97	60
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.78M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 222% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 1792nd and 7397th ($2016 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 19th in Australia and the Philippines, respectively. Check Australia vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.8 months in Davao. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Davao ranked 7th in the Philippines, while ranked 7th and 5168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Davao

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	Brisbane	Davao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$3.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$629
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$324
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$1984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$1513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$7.99
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$7817

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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