Canberra vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$633
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$1527
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$466
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$43.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$238
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	30	38
😀 Quality of life	86	59
🏙️ Population	381K	1.78M

The cost of living in Canberra is 219% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 1949th and 7548th ($2019 vs $633) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 22nd 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 10th best city to live in Australia vs Davao ranked 6th in the Philippines, while ranked 413th and 5976th 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	$14.3	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$95.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	9.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$1959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$7793

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$564
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$552
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$546
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$406
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$550
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$374
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$514
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$555
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$540
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$436
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$595
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$485
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$499
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$490
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$658
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$597
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$514
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$720
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$698
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$724
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$676
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$608
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$600
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$627
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$599
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$576
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$620
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$532
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$449
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$521
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$445
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$447
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$825
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$563
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$575
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$447
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$518
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$445
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$636