Philippines vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philippines Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$615
$1480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1589
$3313
🏠 One person rent
$282
$850
🏘️ Family rent
$579
$1358
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.6
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$392
$1891
💸 GDP per capita
$3726
$32677
😃 Human freedom index
6.46
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
72.2
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
60
🌐 English speaking %
58.2%
22%
🎓 Higher education
59
90
😀 Quality of life
46
79
🏙️ Population
109M
47.4M

The average cost of living in the Philippines ($615) is 58% less expensive than in Spain ($1480). the Philippines ranked 161st vs 36th for Spain 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 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 88th and 29th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Philippines vs Spain

We calculate prices for the Philippines and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 86 and 153 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 Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.88
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.21
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$3.4
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$892
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.9
$86.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2157
$4084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1135
$2641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.84
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.4
$68.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$455
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5937
$8656

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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 Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1889
3.33M
Barcelona
$1887
1.66M
Valencia
$1581
808K
Seville
$1358
684K
Tenerife
$1707
932K
Zaragoza
$1330
683K
Malaga
$1519
586K
Murcia
$1192
673K
Bilbao
$1522
346K
Palma de Mallorca
$1783
423K
Las Palmas
$1353
378K
Alicante
$1360
349K
Cordoba
$1165
324K
Vigo
$1282
294K
Terrassa
$1491
225K
Valladolid
$1262
297K
Pamplona
$1464
206K
Gijon
$1269
268K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
256K
Sabadell
$1577
218K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
274K
San Sebastian
$1623
189K
Badalona
$1914
226K
A Coruna
$1259
247K
Granada
$1288
231K
Oviedo
$1158
186K
Jerez de la Frontera
$936
213K
Cartagena
$1136
218K
Elche
$1192
238K
Burgos
$1220
174K