Davao vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Davao	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$633	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$282	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$466	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.4	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$4060
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	38	100
😀 Quality of life	59	100
🏙️ Population	1.78M	5.35M

The cost of living in Davao is 73% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7548th and 1249th ($633 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 0.4 months in Davao compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5976th 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	$4.31	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.64%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1959	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.79	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7793	$22799

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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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988