Germany vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Germany Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1755
$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4140
$1445
🏠 One person rent
$924
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1569
$436
🍽️ Food expenses
$552
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3290
$318
💸 GDP per capita
$55800
$3985
😃 Human freedom index
8.67
6.54
❤️ Life expectancy
80.5
69.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
33
🌐 English speaking %
56.3%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
94
57
😀 Quality of life
91
48
🏙️ Population
83.5M
116M

The average cost of living in Germany ($1755) is 189% more expensive than in the Philippines ($607). Germany ranked 24th vs 164th 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 1.9 months in Germany compared to 0.5 months in the Philippines. Ranked 12th and 100th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Germany vs the Philippines

We calculate prices for Germany and the Philippines as a population-weighted mean of 662 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.

Germany Philippines
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$3.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$4.03
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.32
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1346
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.3
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
7.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5862
$2439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4371
$1269
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.7
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$2.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.79
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.88
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.8
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15339
$6039

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2222
3.78M
Hamburg City
$2172
1.91M
Munich
$2463
1.51M
Frankfurt
$2182
776K
Cologne
$1968
1.09M
Dusseldorf
$1979
631K
Stuttgart
$2207
633K
Essen
$1516
587K
Dortmund
$1632
595K
Nuremberg
$1767
526K
Bremen City
$1785
577K
Leipzig
$1690
620K
Dresden
$1555
566K
Hanover
$1828
548K
Mannheim
$1825
317K
Bonn
$1957
336K
Duisburg
$1340
504K
Bielefeld
$1611
338K
Augsburg
$1954
303K
Wiesbaden
$1922
286K
Munster
$1887
323K
Wuppertal
$1488
359K
Braunschweig
$1534
252K
Bochum
$1560
366K
Karlsruhe
$1891
310K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1738
237K
Aachen
$1668
253K
Monchengladbach
$1651
269K
Halle
$1388
242K
Mainz
$1736
223K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$717
2.96M
Manila
$790
1.85M
Taguig
$807
887K
Caloocan
$568
1.66M
Pasig
$642
803K
Davao
$633
1.78M
Antipolo
$570
887K
Paranaque
$651
690K
Cebu
$795
964K
San Jose del Monte
$511
652K
Mandaluyong
$742
426K
Pasay
$785
441K
Cagayan de Oro
$595
728K
Dasmarinas
$414
703K
La Union
$578
822K
Valenzuela
$432
715K
Marikina
$555
456K
Zamboanga
$514
977K
Bacoor
$540
665K
Las Pinas
$628
606K
Palawan
$638
940K
General Santos
$514
697K
Cainta
$760
377K
Lapu-Lapu
$720
498K
Muntinlupa
$692
543K
Calamba
$489
540K
Angeles
$624
463K
General Trias
$519
451K
Bacolod
$576
601K
San Fernando
$609
355K