Davao vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Davao	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$285	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$443	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	37	99
😀 Quality of life	59	99
🏙️ Population	1.78M	4.84M

The cost of living in Davao is 78% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7538th and 312th ($623 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 0.7 months in Davao compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5326th and 4th 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	$4.25	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.3	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.66%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2351	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.71	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.84	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.05	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.87	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8048	$18951

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$570
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$527
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$564
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$403
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$545
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$386
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$463
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$552
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$391
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$387
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$636
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$532
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$465
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$625
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$582
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$501
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$630
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$727
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$730
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$791
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$683
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$590
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$595
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$656
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$552
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$542
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$550
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$534
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$457
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$522
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$463
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$467
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$839
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$443
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$443
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$466
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$488
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$465
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$611

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754