Brisbane vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$1580
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$482
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	39
😀 Quality of life	98	60
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.85M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 244% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 1349th and 7528th ($2269 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 18th 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 0.4 months in Davao. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Davao ranked 5th in the Philippines, while ranked 3rd and 5960th 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	$15.5	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$1.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	8.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$6.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$8.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$2.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$7818

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$579
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$579
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$553
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$420
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$575
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$378
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$525
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$578
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$566
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$453
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$641
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$503
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$540
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$488
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$673
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$530
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$729
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$717
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$796
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$738
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$698
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$632
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$606
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$637
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$605
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$603
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$630
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$554
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$466
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$547
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$432
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$440
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$835
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$572
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$579
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$437
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$519
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$437
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$634