Philippines vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philippines Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$615
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1589
$2151
🏠 One person rent
$282
$404
🏘️ Family rent
$579
$694
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.6
$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$392
$942
💸 GDP per capita
$3726
$18419
😃 Human freedom index
6.46
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
72.2
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
46
🌐 English speaking %
58.2%
31%
🎓 Higher education
59
73
😀 Quality of life
46
63
🏙️ Population
109M
19.1M

The average cost of living in the Philippines ($615) is 28% less expensive than in Romania ($860). the Philippines ranked 161st vs 111th 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 0.6 months in the Philippines compared to 1.1 months in Romania. Ranked 88th and 54th 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
$3.88
$9.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.21
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.43
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.9
$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$8.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2157
$2209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1135
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.84
$6.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$6.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$7.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$7.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.4
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$6.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5937
$7610

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1036
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1018
287K
Timisoara
$835
251K
Iasi
$873
272K
Brasov
$955
238K
Constanta
$1035
264K
Craiova
$744
234K
Ploiesti
$786
181K
Galati
$831
218K
Braila
$721
155K
Oradea
$825
183K
Bacau
$735
136K
Sibiu
$837
134K
Pitesti
$772
141K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
79.9K
Arad
$668
145K
Targu Mures
$721
116K
Buzau
$795
103K
Baia Mare
$670
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$688
93.2K
Bistrita
$662
78.9K
Suceava
$748
84.3K
Botosani
$780
90K
Targoviste
$757
67K
Focsani
$751
66.6K
Calarasi
$727
58.2K
Satu Mare
$667
91.5K
Voluntari
$900
47.4K
Deva
$697
53.1K
Slatina
$631
63.5K