Davao vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Davao	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1580	$5661
🏠 One person rent	$293	$1635
🏘️ Family rent	$482	$2683
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$646
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$3481
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	39	49
😀 Quality of life	60	92
🏙️ Population	1.85M	608K

The cost of living in Davao is 74% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 7528th and 839th ($659 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 3rd in the Philippines and Australia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Davao compared to 1.4 months in Gold Coast. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Gold Coast ranked 6th in Australia, while ranked 5960th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Gold Coast

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	Davao	Gold Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.78	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$7.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$1886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$1330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$2881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$2303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.27%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1952	$7538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1515	$4593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$57.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.96	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.59	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$6.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$26.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$56.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.71	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$2105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7818	$8134

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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

Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1894