Germany vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Germany Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1671
$615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4073
$1589
🏠 One person rent
$885
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$1657
$579
🍽️ Food expenses
$526
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$31.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3122
$392
💸 GDP per capita
$52746
$3726
😃 Human freedom index
8.37
6.46
❤️ Life expectancy
80.7
72.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
78
34
🌐 English speaking %
56.3%
58.2%
🎓 Higher education
94
59
😀 Quality of life
92
46
🏙️ Population
84.4M
109M

The average cost of living in Germany ($1671) is 172% more expensive than in the Philippines ($615). Germany ranked 24th vs 161st 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 0.6 months in the Philippines. Ranked 12th and 88th 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
$14.4
$3.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$3.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.61
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$816
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$626
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1634
$671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1270
$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$75.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$265
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.4
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5713
$2157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.38
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$2.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.6
$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12525
$5937

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2104
3.76M
Hamburg City
$2022
1.89M
Munich
$2332
1.51M
Cologne
$1851
1.08M
Frankfurt
$2102
773K
Dusseldorf
$1861
629K
Stuttgart
$2063
633K
Bremen City
$1799
569K
Dortmund
$1523
593K
Nuremberg
$1784
523K
Essen
$1525
585K
Dresden
$1462
563K
Leipzig
$1449
616K
Hanover
$1828
545K
Wuppertal
$1206
359K
Mannheim
$1679
316K
Bielefeld
$1481
338K
Bochum
$1618
366K
Duisburg
$1425
502K
Munster
$1809
321K
Bonn
$1765
336K
Wiesbaden
$1953
283K
Augsburg
$1714
301K
Braunschweig
$1456
252K
Karlsruhe
$1782
309K
Aachen
$1569
252K
Halle
$1320
242K
Chemnitz
$1228
249K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1320
236K
Monchengladbach
$1563
268K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$738
2.96M
Manila
$801
1.85M
Davao
$623
1.78M
Makati
$816
630K
Caloocan
$668
1.66M
Taguig
$820
887K
Cebu
$730
964K
Pasig
$705
803K
Valenzuela
$453
715K
Dasmarinas
$414
703K
Las Pinas
$633
606K
Paranaque
$650
690K
Cagayan de Oro
$636
728K
Muntinlupa
$725
543K
San Jose del Monte
$570
652K
La Union
$581
822K
Pasay
$650
441K
Antipolo
$590
887K
Marikina
$538
456K
Calamba
$518
540K
Imus
$614
497K
General Trias
$602
451K
Zamboanga
$501
977K
Bacoor
$564
665K
Mandaluyong
$770
426K
Palawan
$614
940K
General Santos
$463
697K
Angeles
$668
463K
Cainta
$717
377K
Binan
$579
407K