Davao vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Davao	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$646	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1562	$1375
🏠 One person rent	$280	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$399
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.5	$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$219	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	39	16
😀 Quality of life	59	50
🏙️ Population	1.85M	317K

The cost of living in Davao is 15% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 7639th and 8303rd ($646 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in the Philippines and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Davao compared to 0.4 months in Port Moresby. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 5957th and 6661st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Port Moresby

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	Davao	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.1	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.29%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1679	$1376
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.82	$7.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$7.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$7.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.7	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.59	$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7822	$4989

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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 Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$546
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1851
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$492
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$2015
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1502
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1491
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1643
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$474
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$2065
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$496
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1863
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1992
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2323
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1825
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2341
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$499
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2020
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$501
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1174
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1173
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$507
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$500
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1273
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$788
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$499
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$421
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1851
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1911
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786