Philippines vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philippines Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$608
$1367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1441
$3110
🏠 One person rent
$279
$795
🏘️ Family rent
$456
$1300
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.1
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$264
$1718
💸 GDP per capita
$3985
$25104
😃 Human freedom index
6.6
7.76
❤️ Life expectancy
69.8
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
53
🌐 English speaking %
63.7%
50%
🎓 Higher education
58
84
😀 Quality of life
48
77
🏙️ Population
116M
36.6M

The average cost of living in the Philippines ($608) is 55% less expensive than in Poland ($1367). the Philippines ranked 166th vs 47th 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 0.4 months in the Philippines compared to 1.3 months in Poland. Ranked 108th 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
$4.03
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.23
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$4.06
 Cappuccino
$2.2
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$1308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$978
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.26%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2744
$3785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1349
$2691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.1
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.81
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$6.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$5.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.8
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.57
$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.01
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.1
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$10261

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1979
1.86M
Krakow
$1636
804K
Wroclaw
$1576
674K
Lodz
$1322
649K
Poznan
$1430
547K
Gdansk
$1607
488K
Szczecin
$1190
388K
Gdynia
$1424
245K
Lublin
$1305
335K
Bydgoszcz
$1102
325K
Katowice
$1204
278K
Bialystok
$1229
290K
Rzeszow
$1240
196K
Torun
$925
198K
Zielona Gora
$1189
140K
Kielce
$1170
187K
Czestochowa
$1043
205K
Gliwice
$1047
174K
Olsztyn
$1454
170K
Zabrze
$1115
157K
Bielsko-Biala
$1235
165K
Sosnowiec
$1103
186K
Bytom
$1053
153K
Radom
$1030
202K
Ruda Slaska
$1136
134K
Opole
$1251
127K
Rybnik
$1007
134K
Tychy
$1098
125K
Elblag
$1010
115K
Chorzow
$1077
104K