Brisbane vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$1502
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$443
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	37
😀 Quality of life	97	59
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.78M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 300% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 781st and 7538th ($2491 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 30th in Australia and the Philippines, respectively. Check Australia vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.7 months in Davao. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Davao ranked 6th in the Philippines, while ranked 15th and 5326th 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	$14	$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$59.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$91.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	8.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$2351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$1582
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$8048

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$570
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$527
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$564
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$403
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$545
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$386
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$463
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$552
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$391
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$387
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$636
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$532
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$465
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$625
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$582
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$501
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$630
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$727
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$730
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$791
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$683
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$590
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$595
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$656
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$552
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$542
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$550
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$534
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$457
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$522
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$463
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$467
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$839
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$443
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$443
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$466
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$488
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$465
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$611