Italy vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3844
$1445
🏠 One person rent
$819
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$436
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1942
$318
💸 GDP per capita
$40226
$3985
😃 Human freedom index
8.26
6.54
❤️ Life expectancy
83.7
69.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
33
🌐 English speaking %
13.6%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
92
57
😀 Quality of life
80
48
🏙️ Population
59M
116M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1616) is 166% more expensive than in the Philippines ($607). Italy ranked 32nd 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 1.2 months in Italy compared to 0.5 months in the Philippines. Ranked 34th and 100th 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
$17.8
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$3.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.88
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1563
$636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.02%
7.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4727
$2439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2702
$1269
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.91
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$2.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.89
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.1
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$567
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10619
$6039

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Cities Comparison in Italy vs the Philippines

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$2020
2.75M
Milan
$2307
1.35M
Turin
$1582
842K
Naples
$1605
913K
Genoa
$1620
559K
Palermo
$1301
630K
Bologna
$1727
388K
Florence
$1785
361K
Catania
$1298
312K
Bari
$1588
316K
Verona
$1657
256K
Venice
$1704
250K
Padua
$1769
206K
Prato
$1607
196K
Messina
$1176
219K
Brescia
$1762
196K
Parma
$1589
197K
Modena
$1700
184K
Trieste
$1600
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1446
170K
Taranto
$1311
188K
Rimini
$1567
149K
Perugia
$1215
162K
Ravenna
$1384
156K
Cagliari
$1586
148K
Bergamo
$1547
120K
Foggia
$1334
145K
Livorno
$1510
153K
Forli
$1614
116K
Latina
$1345
128K

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