Philippines vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philippines Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$616
$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1464
$2364
🏠 One person rent
$278
$506
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$870
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.8
$65
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$284
$872
💸 GDP per capita
$3985
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
6.6
4.86
❤️ Life expectancy
69.8
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
22
🌐 English speaking %
63.7%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
58
85
😀 Quality of life
48
49
🏙️ Population
116M
144M

The average cost of living in the Philippines ($616) is 37% less expensive than in Russia ($975). the Philippines ranked 165th vs 102nd 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 0.5 months in the Philippines compared to 0.9 months in Russia. Ranked 106th and 103rd 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
$4.01
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$6.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$2.27
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$615
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$712
$1339
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.9
$78.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$8.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.45%
19.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2698
$4091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1329
$2221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.4
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.92
$6.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$7.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.01
$5.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.69
$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.52
$5.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.9
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.1
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6955
$11113

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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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1585
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$1075
5.65M
Novosibirsk
$884
1.64M
Yekaterinburg
$1053
1.47M
Kazan
$929
1.33M
Rostov-on-Don
$893
1.14M
Krasnodar
$869
1.15M
Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1.2M
Ufa
$853
1.14M
Krasnoyarsk
$880
1.09M
Samara
$838
1.15M
Omsk
$834
1.1M
Perm
$767
1.03M
Voronezh
$724
1.04M
Tyumen
$969
872K
Chelyabinsk
$867
1.18M
Khabarovsk
$881
616K
Izhevsk
$700
616K
Saratov
$837
838K
Vladivostok
$909
592K
Balashikha
$957
530K
Volgograd
$714
1.01M
Irkutsk
$771
606K
Tula
$905
467K
Ulyanovsk
$679
613K
Tolyatti
$740
663K
Ryazan
$738
519K
Orenburg
$757
537K
Tomsk
$720
545K
Kemerovo
$772
543K