Philippines vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philippines Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$615
$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1589
$3555
🏠 One person rent
$282
$811
🏘️ Family rent
$579
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$514
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.6
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$392
$3016
💸 GDP per capita
$3726
$56305
😃 Human freedom index
6.46
8.75
❤️ Life expectancy
72.2
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
82
🌐 English speaking %
58.2%
89%
🎓 Higher education
59
95
😀 Quality of life
46
92
🏙️ Population
109M
10.6M

The average cost of living in the Philippines ($615) is 61% less expensive than in Sweden ($1571). the Philippines ranked 161st vs 31st for Sweden 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 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 88th and 10th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Philippines vs Sweden

We calculate prices for the Philippines and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 86 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.88
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.21
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$7.2
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$656
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$1625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$1182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.9
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2157
$5608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1135
$3611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$78.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.84
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.4
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5937
$4409

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1991
985K
Gothenburg
$1725
608K
Malmo
$1570
325K
Vasteras
$1338
129K
Uppsala
$1460
167K
Helsingborg
$1306
114K
Linkoping
$1347
116K
Orebro
$1275
127K
Taby
$1586
77.4K
Lund
$1459
94.4K
Umea
$1234
91.9K
Norrkoping
$1285
98.1K
Solna
$1628
85.3K
Sollentuna
$2039
77.3K
Jonkoping
$1407
101K
Eskilstuna
$1274
69.9K
Sodertalje
$1644
76.3K
Gavle
$1463
79K
Karlstad
$1259
67.1K
Halmstad
$1341
71.4K
Sigtuna
$1604
52.5K
Boras
$1264
74K
Uddevalla
$1355
57.1K
Lulea
$1355
49.1K
Sundsvall
$1285
58.8K
Skovde
$1415
57.6K
Trollhattan
$1206
50.5K
Vaxjo
$1328
71.3K
Ostersund
$1400
53K
Tumba
$1638
46K