Philippines vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philippines Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$608
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1441
$2377
🏠 One person rent
$279
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$456
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.1
$46.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$264
$1126
💸 GDP per capita
$3985
$20080
😃 Human freedom index
6.6
8.06
❤️ Life expectancy
69.8
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
45
🌐 English speaking %
63.7%
31%
🎓 Higher education
58
71
😀 Quality of life
48
71
🏙️ Population
116M
19.1M

The average cost of living in the Philippines ($608) is 36% less expensive than in Romania ($958). the Philippines ranked 166th vs 104th for Romania 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 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 108th and 50th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Philippines vs Romania

We calculate prices for the Philippines and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 86 and 47 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 Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.23
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.72
 Cappuccino
$2.2
$2.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$99.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$9.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.26%
7.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2744
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1349
$1856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.1
$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.81
$6.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$6.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$6.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.8
$7.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.57
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.01
$7.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$71.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.1
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$9182

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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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1148
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1230
287K
Iasi
$1048
272K
Timisoara
$1000
251K
Constanta
$1119
264K
Brasov
$1120
238K
Craiova
$953
234K
Galati
$906
218K
Ploiesti
$896
181K
Oradea
$847
183K
Sibiu
$818
134K
Bacau
$807
136K
Braila
$870
155K
Pitesti
$1018
141K
Arad
$719
145K
Targu Mures
$725
116K
Suceava
$834
120K
Piatra Neamt
$712
79.7K
Baia Mare
$738
109K
Buzau
$801
103K
Botosani
$840
90K
Bistrita
$716
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$801
93.2K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
79.9K
Targu Jiu
$824
73.5K
Satu Mare
$719
91.5K
Vaslui
$855
63K
Targoviste
$776
67K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Giurgiu
$920
54.6K