Philippines vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philippines Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$615
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1589
$2891
🏠 One person rent
$282
$719
🏘️ Family rent
$579
$1231
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.6
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$392
$1501
💸 GDP per capita
$3726
$22113
😃 Human freedom index
6.46
7.69
❤️ Life expectancy
72.2
77.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
54
🌐 English speaking %
58.2%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
59
83
😀 Quality of life
46
72
🏙️ Population
109M
38.4M

The average cost of living in the Philippines ($615) is 51% less expensive than in Poland ($1248). the Philippines ranked 161st vs 49th for Poland in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in the Philippines compared to 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 88th and 41st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Philippines vs Poland

We calculate prices for the Philippines and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 86 and 79 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.

Philippines Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.88
$9.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.21
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$3.58
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$1179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$907
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.9
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
6.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2157
$3488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1135
$2561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.84
$8.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$9.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.4
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$15.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$83.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5937
$8082

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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

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1780
1.86M
Krakow
$1543
804K
Wroclaw
$1381
673K
Lodz
$1224
671K
Poznan
$1298
547K
Gdansk
$1382
486K
Szczecin
$1169
396K
Gdynia
$1334
245K
Bydgoszcz
$1068
338K
Lublin
$1257
335K
Katowice
$1156
279K
Bialystok
$1002
294K
Rzeszow
$1117
196K
Torun
$957
198K
Czestochowa
$1053
213K
Gliwice
$1007
174K
Kielce
$1021
187K
Zabrze
$975
157K
Sosnowiec
$1060
194K
Zielona Gora
$984
140K
Bytom
$962
153K
Radom
$932
202K
Ruda Slaska
$1040
134K
Olsztyn
$1134
170K
Opole
$1077
127K
Tychy
$1035
125K
Bielsko-Biala
$1122
169K
Rybnik
$941
134K
Chorzow
$1023
104K
Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
117K