Davao vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Davao	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$646	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1562	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$280	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.5	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$219	$4370
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	39	94
😀 Quality of life	59	96
🏙️ Population	1.85M	2.14M

The cost of living in Davao is 75% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 7639th and 791st ($646 vs $2562) 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 0.3 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 5957th and 11th 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	$4.9	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.1	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.29%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1679	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.82	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.7	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.59	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7822	$17749

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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	$571
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$532
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$404
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$562
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$363
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$530
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$564
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$576
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$441
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$636
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$502
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$565
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$491
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$648
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$616
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$509
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$682
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$705
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$711
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$664
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$614
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$560
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$616
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$596
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$599
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$599
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$552
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$495
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$526
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$412
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$423
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$810
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$560
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$552
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$421
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$497
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$421
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$605

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913