Davao vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$294	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	38	100
😀 Quality of life	60	100
🏙️ Population	1.78M	5.03M

The cost of living in Davao is 71% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7397th and 1365th ($626 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 4th 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 1.8 months in Melbourne. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5168th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Melbourne

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	Davao	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963