Philippines vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philippines Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$607
$3186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1445
$7750
🏠 One person rent
$269
$1830
🏘️ Family rent
$436
$3162
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$946
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$318
$7360
💸 GDP per capita
$3985
$104K
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
9.14
❤️ Life expectancy
69.8
84.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
81
🌐 English speaking %
63.7%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
57
99
😀 Quality of life
48
100
🏙️ Population
116M
9.03M

The average cost of living in the Philippines ($607) is 81% less expensive than in Switzerland ($3186). the Philippines ranked 164th vs 4th for Switzerland 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 2.3 months in Switzerland. Ranked 100th and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Philippines vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for the Philippines and Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 86 and 50 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 Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.86
$30.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.34
$19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$9.09
 Cappuccino
$2.21
$6.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$5.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$1889
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$1540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$3598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$2878
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.32%
2.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2439
$18825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1269
$8948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$4.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.94
$40.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$3.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$4.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$26.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$47.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$5.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.37
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.04
$18.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$4.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.2
$90.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$23.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$46.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$134
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.5
$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$2481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6039
$22968

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$717
2.96M
Manila
$790
1.85M
Taguig
$807
887K
Caloocan
$568
1.66M
Pasig
$642
803K
Davao
$633
1.78M
Antipolo
$570
887K
Paranaque
$651
690K
Cebu
$795
964K
San Jose del Monte
$511
652K
Mandaluyong
$742
426K
Pasay
$785
441K
Cagayan de Oro
$595
728K
Dasmarinas
$414
703K
La Union
$578
822K
Valenzuela
$432
715K
Marikina
$555
456K
Zamboanga
$514
977K
Bacoor
$540
665K
Las Pinas
$628
606K
Palawan
$638
940K
General Santos
$514
697K
Cainta
$760
377K
Lapu-Lapu
$720
498K
Muntinlupa
$692
543K
Calamba
$489
540K
Angeles
$624
463K
General Trias
$519
451K
Bacolod
$576
601K
San Fernando
$609
355K

In Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3691
449K
Geneva
$3577
207K
Basel
$2964
176K
Lausanne
$3069
144K
Bern
$2945
137K
Winterthur
$3207
119K
Lucerne
$3231
85.5K
St. Gallen
$2694
78.2K
Lugano
$2673
63.5K
Biel/Bienne
$2576
55.9K
Koniz
$2956
43K
Thun
$2725
43.9K
Schaffhausen
$2699
38.7K
Altstetten
$3392
36.3K
Zug
$3836
31.5K
Uster
$3249
36.8K
Bellinzona
$3158
43.8K
Chur
$2846
35.4K
Fribourg
$2755
38.7K
Vernier
$3358
34.8K
Neuchatel
$2732
33.5K
Lancy
$3317
31.9K
Sion
$2397
34.7K
Montreux
$3399
26K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$3123
30.2K
Emmen
$3197
29.3K
Dubendorf
$3276
28K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2567
37.2K
Kriens
$3175
27K
Rapperswil-Jona
$3169
27K