Davao vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Davao	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1580	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$293	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$482	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	39	99
😀 Quality of life	60	98
🏙️ Population	1.85M	5.45M

The cost of living in Davao is 77% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7528th and 348th ($659 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Davao ranked 5th best city to live in the Philippines vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5960th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Sydney

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	Davao	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.78	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.27%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1952	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1515	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.96	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.59	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.71	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7818	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864