Canberra vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$1528
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$294
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	30	38
😀 Quality of life	84	60
🏙️ Population	381K	1.78M

The cost of living in Canberra is 223% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 1768th and 7397th ($2023 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.8 months in Davao. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Davao ranked 7th in the Philippines, while ranked 388th and 5168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Davao

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	Canberra	Davao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$3.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$629
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$324
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$1984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$1513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$7.99
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$7817

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1669
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504

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