Philippines vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philippines Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$616
$973
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1464
$2438
🏠 One person rent
$278
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.8
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$284
$1159
💸 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 ($616) is 37% less expensive than in Romania ($973). the Philippines ranked 165th vs 103rd 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 0.5 months in the Philippines compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 106th and 48th 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
$4.01
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$50.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$2.27
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$712
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.9
$99.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$9.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.45%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2698
$2815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1329
$1875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.4
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.92
$7.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3
$6.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.01
$7.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.69
$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.52
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.9
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.1
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$590
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6955
$10186

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$697
3.08M
Taguig
$868
1.31M
Manila
$821
1.9M
Davao
$659
1.85M
Caloocan
$574
1.71M
Pasig
$609
853K
Antipolo
$544
914K
Paranaque
$660
703K
Cagayan de Oro
$641
742K
Cebu
$796
965K
San Jose del Monte
$504
686K
Mandaluyong
$755
466K
Valenzuela
$458
725K
Pasay
$804
453K
Dasmarinas
$416
745K
Zamboanga
$530
1.02M
Bacoor
$549
661K
Las Pinas
$605
616K
La Union
$606
825K
Marikina
$584
471K
Palawan
$635
969K
General Santos
$525
722K
Muntinlupa
$683
552K
Cainta
$733
386K
Calamba
$496
575K
Binan
$589
584K
Angeles
$636
483K
Bacolod
$603
625K
Lapu-Lapu
$729
498K
General Trias
$501
482K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1138
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1243
287K
Timisoara
$1029
251K
Iasi
$1042
272K
Brasov
$1150
238K
Constanta
$1132
264K
Craiova
$983
234K
Galati
$950
218K
Ploiesti
$926
181K
Oradea
$894
183K
Sibiu
$840
134K
Braila
$871
155K
Bacau
$773
136K
Targu Mures
$795
116K
Pitesti
$970
141K
Arad
$734
145K
Suceava
$873
120K
Piatra Neamt
$740
79.7K
Buzau
$831
103K
Botosani
$869
90K
Baia Mare
$755
109K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
79.9K
Bistrita
$737
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$826
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$844
73.5K
Satu Mare
$777
91.5K
Vaslui
$871
63K
Alba Iulia
$800
64.2K
Targoviste
$800
67K
Giurgiu
$956
54.6K