Italy vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1493
$615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3660
$1589
🏠 One person rent
$747
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$1331
$579
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.1
$31.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1757
$392
💸 GDP per capita
$38373
$3726
😃 Human freedom index
7.95
6.46
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
72.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
34
🌐 English speaking %
28.5%
58.2%
🎓 Higher education
92
59
😀 Quality of life
78
46
🏙️ Population
58.9M
109M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1493) is 143% more expensive than in the Philippines ($615). Italy ranked 35th 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 1.2 months in Italy compared to 0.6 months in the Philippines. Ranked 33rd and 88th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Italy vs the Philippines

We calculate prices for Italy and the Philippines as a population-weighted mean of 148 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.

Italy Philippines
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$3.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$3.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$75.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.51%
7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4368
$2157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2528
$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$2.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.46
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.1
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.4
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.2
$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$544
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10528
$5937

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1750
2.75M
Milan
$2146
1.35M
Turin
$1502
842K
Naples
$1449
913K
Genoa
$1498
559K
Palermo
$1211
630K
Bologna
$1671
388K
Florence
$1648
361K
Bari
$1372
316K
Catania
$1229
312K
Verona
$1570
256K
Venice
$1553
250K
Prato
$1528
196K
Messina
$1157
219K
Padua
$1666
206K
Brescia
$1456
196K
Parma
$1478
197K
Trieste
$1362
198K
Modena
$1573
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1394
170K
Rimini
$1471
149K
Livorno
$1454
153K
Ravenna
$1177
156K
Perugia
$1129
162K
Bergamo
$1444
120K
Foggia
$1241
145K
Taranto
$1174
188K
Forli
$1588
116K
Trento
$1605
118K
Monza
$1613
122K

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