India vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$440
$615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1134
$1589
🏠 One person rent
$181
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$579
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.8
$31.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$670
$392
💸 GDP per capita
$2485
$3726
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
6.46
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
72.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
34
🌐 English speaking %
10.6%
58.2%
🎓 Higher education
74
59
😀 Quality of life
41
46
🏙️ Population
1.33B
109M

The average cost of living in India ($440) is 28% less expensive than in the Philippines ($615). India ranked 192nd 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 1.5 months in India compared to 0.6 months in the Philippines. Ranked 113th and 88th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs the Philippines

We calculate prices for India and the Philippines as a population-weighted mean of 220 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.

India Philippines
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$3.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.7
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.14
$3.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.8
$75.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.4
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.35
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.82%
7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$2157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1064
$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$2.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.5
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1862
$5937

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Cities Comparison in India vs the Philippines

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$505
26.5M
Bangalore
$578
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$488
9.31M
Pune
$519
5.95M
Chennai
$433
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$471
7.65M
Surat
$785
5.94M
Kolkata
$408
4.5M
Jaipur
$395
3.07M
Nagpur
$403
2.41M
Lucknow
$393
3.38M
Visakhapatnam
$400
2.04M
Mirzapur
$365
2.5M
Thane
$484
1.89M
Gurgaon
$533
877K
Ghaziabad
$391
2.38M
Vadodara
$406
2.07M
Indore
$379
1.99M
Mysore
$325
1.27M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Kalyan
$396
1.25M
Kanpur
$329
3.07M
Bhopal
$367
1.8M
Rajkot
$326
2.04M
Nashik
$346
1.49M
Varanasi
$316
1.2M
Bilaspur
$387
1.63M
Agra
$360
1.59M
Faridabad
$383
1.4M

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