Canberra vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$1580
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$482
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	30	39
😀 Quality of life	85	60
🏙️ Population	381K	1.85M

The cost of living in Canberra is 237% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 1443rd and 7528th ($2223 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.4 months in Davao. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Davao ranked 5th in the Philippines, while ranked 479th and 5960th 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	$15.5	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$1.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	8.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$1952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$8.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$2.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$7818

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

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