France vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$616
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4166
$1464
🏠 One person rent
$915
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$1573
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$284
💸 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 %
57.3%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
86
58
😀 Quality of life
87
48
🏙️ Population
68.6M
116M

The average cost of living in France ($1762) is 186% more expensive than in the Philippines ($616). France ranked 28th vs 165th 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 0.5 months in the Philippines. Ranked 24th and 106th 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
$17.6
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.47
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$4
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$708
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$712
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1447
$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$72.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.4
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6594
$2698
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4614
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$2.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.62
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$6.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$4.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$7.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.29
$4.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.3
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.8
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$40.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$70.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$826
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13678
$6955

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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
$2480
2.11M
Marseille
$1780
886K
Lyon
$1764
519K
Toulouse
$1709
515K
Nice
$1934
358K
Nantes
$1607
328K
Strasbourg
$1688
294K
Montpellier
$1663
310K
Bordeaux
$1747
268K
Lille
$1698
238K
Rennes
$1502
231K
Villeurbanne
$1687
164K
Angers
$1739
159K
Amiens
$1358
136K
Le Mans
$1382
146K
Grenoble
$1581
156K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
119K
Saint-Etienne
$1269
173K
Metz
$1569
123K
Toulon
$1545
179K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1508
146K
Orleans
$1370
116K
Saint-Denis
$1985
115K
Dijon
$1521
162K
Aix-en-Provence
$1788
150K
Reims
$1520
178K
Nimes
$1435
152K
Brest
$1227
142K
Le Havre
$1286
167K
Argenteuil
$1991
106K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$697
3.08M
Taguig
$868
1.31M
Manila
$821
1.9M
Davao
$659
1.85M
Caloocan
$574
1.71M
Pasig
$609
853K
Antipolo
$544
914K
Paranaque
$660
703K
Cagayan de Oro
$641
742K
Cebu
$796
965K
San Jose del Monte
$504
686K
Mandaluyong
$755
466K
Valenzuela
$458
725K
Pasay
$804
453K
Dasmarinas
$416
745K
Zamboanga
$530
1.02M
Bacoor
$549
661K
Las Pinas
$605
616K
La Union
$606
825K
Marikina
$584
471K
Palawan
$635
969K
General Santos
$525
722K
Muntinlupa
$683
552K
Cainta
$733
386K
Calamba
$496
575K
Binan
$589
584K
Angeles
$636
483K
Bacolod
$603
625K
Lapu-Lapu
$729
498K
General Trias
$501
482K