France vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1737
$608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$1441
🏠 One person rent
$904
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$1549
$456
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2922
$264
💸 GDP per capita
$46103
$3985
😃 Human freedom index
8.18
6.6
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
69.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
32
🌐 English speaking %
23.7%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
86
58
😀 Quality of life
86
48
🏙️ Population
68.6M
116M

The average cost of living in France ($1737) is 186% more expensive than in the Philippines ($608). France ranked 28th vs 166th for the Philippines in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in France compared to 0.4 months in the Philippines. Ranked 24th and 108th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in France vs the Philippines

We calculate prices for France and the Philippines as a population-weighted mean of 151 and 86 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

France Philippines
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$3.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$1.28
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$895
$267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$700
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1771
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1432
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.2
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
7.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6560
$2744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4599
$1349
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.24
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.8
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.2
$2.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.58
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$7.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.25
$3.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$5.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$916
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14620
$7264

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Cities Comparison in France vs the Philippines

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2460
2.1M
Marseille
$1759
886K
Lyon
$1747
519K
Toulouse
$1709
515K
Nice
$1901
358K
Nantes
$1579
328K
Montpellier
$1644
310K
Strasbourg
$1658
294K
Bordeaux
$1789
268K
Lille
$1658
238K
Rennes
$1500
231K
Villeurbanne
$1652
164K
Aix-en-Provence
$1853
150K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
119K
Amiens
$1350
136K
Grenoble
$1560
156K
Le Mans
$1339
146K
Angers
$1637
159K
Toulon
$1530
179K
Metz
$1591
123K
Le Havre
$1247
167K
Saint-Etienne
$1251
173K
Orleans
$1356
116K
Saint-Denis
$1918
115K
Brest
$1208
142K
Dijon
$1490
162K
Reims
$1553
178K
Nimes
$1440
152K
Argenteuil
$1935
106K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1427
146K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$710
3.08M
Manila
$829
1.9M
Caloocan
$555
1.71M
Davao
$646
1.85M
Taguig
$885
1.31M
Cebu
$795
965K
Antipolo
$517
914K
Dasmarinas
$410
745K
Pasig
$588
853K
Cagayan de Oro
$636
742K
Palawan
$606
969K
Zamboanga
$509
1.02M
Bacoor
$548
661K
Paranaque
$671
703K
San Jose del Monte
$505
686K
Marikina
$581
471K
La Union
$609
825K
General Santos
$530
722K
Valenzuela
$485
725K
Las Pinas
$584
616K
Muntinlupa
$671
552K
Calamba
$498
575K
Angeles
$614
483K
Binan
$582
584K
Binangonan
$491
321K
Bacolod
$599
625K
Mandaluyong
$765
466K
General Trias
$481
482K
Pasay
$785
453K
Cainta
$693
386K