Davao vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$2239
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$4966
🏠 One person rent	$294	$1436
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$2255
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$3017
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	38	49
😀 Quality of life	60	88
🏙️ Population	1.78M	608K

The cost of living in Davao is 72% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 7397th and 1278th ($626 vs $2239) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.8 months in Davao compared to 1.3 months in Gold Coast. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Gold Coast ranked 6th in Australia, while ranked 5168th and 223rd 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	$4.1	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$1209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$2204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$60.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$8546
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$3976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$6.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$51.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$2092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$6970

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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

Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2016
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1677
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1748
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1683
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1185
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1478
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1448
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1702
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2099
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1824
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1584
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2539
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2252
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1538
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1511
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1416
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1616
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2023
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1619
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1667
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1691
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1643
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1645