Davao vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Davao	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1580	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$293	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$482	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$4181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	39	94
😀 Quality of life	60	96
🏙️ Population	1.85M	2.14M

The cost of living in Davao is 73% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 7528th and 978th ($659 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Perth. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 5960th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Perth

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	Davao	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.78	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.27%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1952	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1515	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.96	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.59	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.71	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7818	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894