Davao vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Davao	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$633	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$282	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$466	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.4	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$3927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	38	93
😀 Quality of life	59	98
🏙️ Population	1.78M	2.14M

The cost of living in Davao is 73% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 7548th and 1191st ($633 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 0.4 months in Davao compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 5976th and 12th 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	$4.31	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.64%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1959	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.79	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7793	$13377

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736