Philippines vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philippines Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$594
$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1518
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$273
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$558
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$31
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$777
💸 GDP per capita
$3805
$13817
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
72.2
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
22
🌐 English speaking %
63.7%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
58
85
😀 Quality of life
47
45
🏙️ Population
109M
146M

The average cost of living in the Philippines ($594) is 23% less expensive than in Russia ($770). the Philippines ranked 163rd vs 127th 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 86th and 94th 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
$3.7
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.25
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$7.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.81%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2302
$2953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1256
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.75
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$8.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$8.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.06
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.24
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.3
$66.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.4
$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4832
$6824

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$706
2.96M
Manila
$766
1.85M
Davao
$626
1.78M
Makati
$901
630K
Taguig
$780
887K
Caloocan
$640
1.66M
Valenzuela
$506
715K
Cebu
$709
964K
Pasig
$670
803K
Las Pinas
$589
606K
Paranaque
$621
690K
Muntinlupa
$676
543K
San Jose del Monte
$496
652K
Mandaluyong
$746
426K
Dasmarinas
$400
703K
La Union
$558
822K
Pasay
$770
441K
Cagayan de Oro
$597
728K
Antipolo
$535
887K
Marikina
$546
456K
Imus
$518
497K
Zamboanga
$516
977K
Bacoor
$538
665K
Palawan
$600
940K
Calamba
$486
540K
General Trias
$457
451K
Angeles
$613
463K
General Santos
$440
697K
Cainta
$704
377K
Binangonan
$487
314K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1244
13.1M
Saint Petersburg
$974
5.6M
Yekaterinburg
$765
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$698
1.63M
Kazan
$734
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$717
1.2M
Krasnoyarsk
$692
1.09M
Rostov-on-Don
$683
1.14M
Krasnodar
$676
1.14M
Omsk
$631
1.1M
Chelyabinsk
$617
1.18M
Ufa
$672
1.13M
Perm
$595
1.03M
Samara
$656
1.16M
Tyumen
$765
861K
Voronezh
$448
1.05M
Khabarovsk
$826
616K
Saratov
$555
838K
Volgograd
$569
1M
Vladivostok
$833
592K
Irkutsk
$770
624K
Tolyatti
$612
668K
Balashikha
$676
530K
Surgut
$654
396K
Penza
$524
488K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
544K
Izhevsk
$637
619K
Kemerovo
$569
545K
Tomsk
$565
545K
Yaroslavl
$523
567K