Philippines vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philippines Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$614
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$290
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$588
$594
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.7
$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$364
$632
💸 GDP per capita
$3499
$15271
😃 Human freedom index
6.46
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
69.3
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
26
🌐 English speaking %
58.2%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
59
85
😀 Quality of life
46
44
🏙️ Population
109M
147M

The average cost of living in the Philippines ($614) is 6% less expensive than in Russia ($652). the Philippines ranked 152nd vs 143rd for Russia 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 months in Russia. Ranked 94th and 107th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Philippines vs Russia

We calculate prices for the Philippines and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 86 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.72
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.19
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$711
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$379
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$80.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2360
$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1293
$1510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.83
$5.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$6.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.63
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.4
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.23
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.7
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.4
$63.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.7
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$174
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4971
$6135

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$759
2.96M
Manila
$781
1.85M
Davao
$614
1.78M
Makati
$842
630K
Taguig
$860
887K
Caloocan
$804
1.66M
Valenzuela
$491
715K
Pasig
$817
803K
Cebu
$735
964K
Las Pinas
$590
606K
Paranaque
$640
690K
Muntinlupa
$681
543K
San Jose del Monte
$496
652K
La Union
$556
822K
Dasmarinas
$441
703K
Marikina
$519
456K
Pasay
$673
441K
Cagayan de Oro
$638
728K
Antipolo
$534
887K
General Trias
$523
451K
Zamboanga
$440
977K
Mandaluyong
$792
426K
Calamba
$483
540K
Imus
$568
497K
Bacoor
$550
665K
Palawan
$584
940K
General Santos
$449
697K
Lapu-Lapu
$651
498K
Angeles
$660
463K
Binan
$511
407K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1021
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$811
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$676
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$657
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1.25M
Kazan
$646
1.24M
Rostov-on-Don
$601
1.14M
Ufa
$547
1.12M
Chelyabinsk
$467
1.2M
Samara
$623
1.17M
Krasnoyarsk
$634
1.08M
Voronezh
$420
1.05M
Krasnodar
$553
949K
Omsk
$402
1.17M
Perm
$537
1.05M
Tyumen
$636
745K
Volgograd
$505
1M
Saratov
$513
845K
Sevastopol
$628
522K
Surgut
$614
396K
Vladivostok
$765
597K
Kemerovo
$487
559K
Khabarovsk
$623
616K
Balashikha
$645
468K
Irkutsk
$607
624K
Izhevsk
$567
646K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
534K
Yaroslavl
$496
601K
Orenburg
$494
565K
Yakutsk
$696
312K