Davao vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Davao	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$646	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1562	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$280	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.5	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$219	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	39	99
😀 Quality of life	59	100
🏙️ Population	1.85M	5.45M

The cost of living in Davao is 77% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7639th and 370th ($646 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.3 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 5957th 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	$4.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.1	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.29%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1679	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.82	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.7	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.59	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7822	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863