Germany vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Germany Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1777
$616
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1464
🏠 One person rent
$928
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$1581
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3481
$284
💸 GDP per capita
$56104
$3985
😃 Human freedom index
8.67
6.6
❤️ Life expectancy
80.5
69.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
32
🌐 English speaking %
56.3%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
94
58
😀 Quality of life
93
48
🏙️ Population
83.5M
116M

The average cost of living in Germany ($1777) is 189% more expensive than in the Philippines ($616). Germany ranked 26th 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 2 months in Germany compared to 0.5 months in the Philippines. Ranked 12th and 106th 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
$16.6
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.6
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.35
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$4.23
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.48
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$884
$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1758
$712
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1371
$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$72.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6063
$2698
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.86
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.2
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28
$2.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.8
$7.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$4.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.14
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.1
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.9
$40.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$70.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$545
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16625
$6955

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Cities Comparison in Germany vs the Philippines

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2302
3.78M
Hamburg City
$2194
1.91M
Munich
$2499
1.51M
Cologne
$1990
1.09M
Frankfurt
$2230
776K
Dusseldorf
$1944
631K
Stuttgart
$2169
633K
Dortmund
$1637
595K
Bremen City
$1752
577K
Essen
$1561
587K
Nuremberg
$1777
526K
Leipzig
$1652
620K
Dresden
$1531
566K
Hanover
$1792
548K
Duisburg
$1467
504K
Mannheim
$1783
317K
Bonn
$1908
336K
Wuppertal
$1486
359K
Bielefeld
$1653
338K
Munster
$1835
323K
Augsburg
$1983
303K
Bochum
$1561
366K
Wiesbaden
$1939
286K
Karlsruhe
$1933
310K
Braunschweig
$1566
252K
Aachen
$1644
253K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1747
237K
Monchengladbach
$1669
269K
Lubeck
$1767
219K
Kiel
$1588
249K

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