Italy vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1656
$616
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3941
$1464
🏠 One person rent
$842
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$1416
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1983
$284
💸 GDP per capita
$40385
$3985
😃 Human freedom index
8.28
6.6
❤️ Life expectancy
83.7
69.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
32
🌐 English speaking %
13.6%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
92
58
😀 Quality of life
81
48
🏙️ Population
59M
116M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1656) is 169% more expensive than in the Philippines ($616). Italy ranked 32nd 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 1.2 months in Italy compared to 0.5 months in the Philippines. Ranked 35th and 106th 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
$18.2
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.01
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$627
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$712
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$72.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4872
$2698
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$2.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.39
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$6.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$7.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.07
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.8
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.6
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.8
$40.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$70.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$582
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11511
$6955

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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
$2082
2.75M
Milan
$2370
1.35M
Turin
$1652
842K
Naples
$1615
913K
Genoa
$1649
559K
Palermo
$1308
630K
Bologna
$1761
388K
Florence
$1851
361K
Catania
$1318
312K
Bari
$1646
315K
Verona
$1733
256K
Venice
$1611
250K
Prato
$1611
196K
Padua
$1855
206K
Parma
$1652
197K
Messina
$1235
219K
Brescia
$1844
196K
Modena
$1719
184K
Trieste
$1661
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1468
170K
Ravenna
$1415
156K
Taranto
$1336
188K
Bergamo
$1582
120K
Perugia
$1240
162K
Rimini
$1618
149K
Cagliari
$1672
148K
Foggia
$1367
145K
Monza
$1885
122K
Livorno
$1659
153K
Forli
$1609
116K

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