Italy vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1624
$608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3873
$1441
🏠 One person rent
$819
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$456
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1952
$264
💸 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 %
28.2%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
92
58
😀 Quality of life
82
48
🏙️ Population
59M
116M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1624) is 167% more expensive than in the Philippines ($608). Italy ranked 35th vs 166th 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 0.4 months in the Philippines. Ranked 33rd and 108th 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
$18.3
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$3.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$1.28
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
7.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4759
$2744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2544
$1349
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.92
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.9
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$2.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$7.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.97
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.4
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.4
$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$5.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$564
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11665
$7264

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1972
2.75M
Milan
$2328
1.35M
Turin
$1659
842K
Naples
$1570
913K
Genoa
$1613
559K
Palermo
$1176
630K
Bologna
$1749
388K
Florence
$1891
361K
Bari
$1617
315K
Catania
$1336
312K
Verona
$1724
256K
Venice
$1734
250K
Prato
$1586
196K
Padua
$1876
206K
Parma
$1620
197K
Brescia
$1893
196K
Modena
$1653
184K
Messina
$1238
219K
Trieste
$1659
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1488
170K
Ravenna
$1396
156K
Taranto
$1326
188K
Bergamo
$1497
120K
Foggia
$1355
145K
Cagliari
$1624
147K
Reggio Calabria
$1164
171K
Perugia
$1212
162K
Monza
$1835
122K
Livorno
$1669
153K
Rimini
$1601
149K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$710
3.08M
Manila
$829
1.9M
Caloocan
$555
1.71M
Davao
$646
1.85M
Taguig
$885
1.31M
Cebu
$795
965K
Antipolo
$517
914K
Dasmarinas
$410
745K
Pasig
$588
853K
Cagayan de Oro
$636
742K
Palawan
$606
969K
Zamboanga
$509
1.02M
Bacoor
$548
661K
Paranaque
$671
703K
San Jose del Monte
$505
686K
Marikina
$581
471K
La Union
$609
825K
General Santos
$530
722K
Valenzuela
$485
725K
Las Pinas
$584
616K
Muntinlupa
$671
552K
Calamba
$498
575K
Angeles
$614
483K
Binan
$582
584K
Binangonan
$491
321K
Bacolod
$599
625K
Mandaluyong
$765
466K
General Trias
$481
482K
Pasay
$785
453K
Cainta
$693
386K