Italy vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1427
$594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$1518
🏠 One person rent
$713
$273
🏘️ Family rent
$1249
$558
🍽️ Food expenses
$480
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.7
$31
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1682
$382
💸 GDP per capita
$39003
$3805
😃 Human freedom index
8.26
6.54
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
72.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
33
🌐 English speaking %
13.6%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
92
58
😀 Quality of life
77
47
🏙️ Population
58.9M
109M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1427) is 140% more expensive than in the Philippines ($594). Italy ranked 36th vs 163rd 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 36th and 86th 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
$15.8
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.13
$1.29
 Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.29%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4184
$2302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2409
$1256
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$2.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.39
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.18
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.44
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.6
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.4
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.4
$37.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$511
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10713
$4832

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1718
2.75M
Milan
$2022
1.35M
Turin
$1424
842K
Naples
$1396
913K
Genoa
$1470
559K
Palermo
$1137
630K
Bologna
$1555
388K
Florence
$1601
361K
Bari
$1337
316K
Catania
$1161
312K
Venice
$1522
250K
Verona
$1459
256K
Prato
$1423
196K
Padua
$1581
206K
Messina
$1130
219K
Parma
$1403
197K
Brescia
$1410
196K
Trieste
$1421
198K
Modena
$1506
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1323
170K
Taranto
$1033
188K
Rimini
$1390
149K
Ravenna
$1216
156K
Perugia
$1100
162K
Bergamo
$1450
120K
Foggia
$1161
145K
Trento
$1509
118K
Forli
$1485
116K
Monza
$1586
122K
Cagliari
$1455
148K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$706
2.96M
Manila
$766
1.85M
Davao
$626
1.78M
Makati
$901
630K
Taguig
$780
887K
Caloocan
$640
1.66M
Valenzuela
$506
715K
Cebu
$709
964K
Pasig
$670
803K
Las Pinas
$589
606K
Paranaque
$621
690K
Muntinlupa
$676
543K
San Jose del Monte
$496
652K
Mandaluyong
$746
426K
Dasmarinas
$400
703K
La Union
$558
822K
Pasay
$770
441K
Cagayan de Oro
$597
728K
Antipolo
$535
887K
Marikina
$546
456K
Imus
$518
497K
Zamboanga
$516
977K
Bacoor
$538
665K
Palawan
$600
940K
Calamba
$486
540K
General Trias
$457
451K
Angeles
$613
463K
General Santos
$440
697K
Cainta
$704
377K
Binangonan
$487
314K