Canberra vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Canberra	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2604	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5825	$1494
🏠 One person rent	$1591	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$2539	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2863	$426
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	30	37
😀 Quality of life	82	60
🏙️ Population	381K	1.78M

The cost of living in Canberra is 324% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 522nd and 7532nd ($2604 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 25th in Australia and the Philippines, respectively. Check Australia vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 0.7 months in Davao. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Davao ranked 7th in the Philippines, while ranked 367th and 5395th 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	$32.8	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$136	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$2.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.84	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1634	$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2762	$556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$62.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$95.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8209	$2122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6798	$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.11	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.51	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$9.37
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$67.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1861	$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14837	$8041

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1723
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1430
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1610
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1463
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1691
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2348
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1903
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2741
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$1998
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1669
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1404
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1672
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1461
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1707
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1719
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1716
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1693
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1702
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1317
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2356
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1746
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1707
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1708
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1658
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1688
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1327
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1354
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1462
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1819
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1723
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2203
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1552

Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$542
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$514
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$515
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$461
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$535
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$387
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$449
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$545
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$399
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$412
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$499
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$509
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$493
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$568
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$562
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$440
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$651
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$692
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$735
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$799
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$749
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$603
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$538
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$697
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$587
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$612
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$608
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$531
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$447
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$575
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$422
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$431
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$841
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$445
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$436
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$431
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$486
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$429
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$575