Philippines vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philippines Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$616
$3268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1464
$8026
🏠 One person rent
$278
$1841
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$3210
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$948
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.8
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$284
$7156
💸 GDP per capita
$3985
$104K
😃 Human freedom index
6.6
9.15
❤️ Life expectancy
69.8
84.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
80
🌐 English speaking %
63.7%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
58
99
😀 Quality of life
48
100
🏙️ Population
116M
9.01M

The average cost of living in the Philippines ($616) is 81% less expensive than in Switzerland ($3268). the Philippines ranked 165th vs 3rd 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 2.2 months in Switzerland. Ranked 106th 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
$4.01
$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$115
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$19.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$9.49
 Cappuccino
$2.27
$6.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$5.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$1966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$1536
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$712
$3687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$2867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.9
$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.45%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2698
$16760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1329
$8762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$4.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.4
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.92
$46
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$8.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$26.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$43.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$5.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$3.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.01
$18.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$4.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$93.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.69
$25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$145
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.52
$49.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.9
$139
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.1
$166
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$2552
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6955
$25135

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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 Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Bern
$3134
1.07M
Zurich
$3784
449K
Geneva
$3731
209K
Basel
$3080
176K
Lausanne
$3299
145K
Winterthur
$3305
110K
Lucerne
$3380
86.2K
St. Gallen
$2978
78.9K
Biel/Bienne
$2678
55.9K
Lugano
$2884
63.5K
Neuchatel
$2823
45.3K
Koniz
$2997
43K
Thun
$2817
43.9K
Bellinzona
$3229
45.3K
Fribourg
$2874
39.2K
Chur
$2942
39.2K
Uster
$3345
36.8K
Zug
$4151
32.1K
Schaffhausen
$2740
39K
Vernier
$3501
34.8K
Lancy
$3436
31.9K
Sion
$2465
37.2K
Altstetten
$3494
36.3K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
30.3K
Emmen
$3367
29.3K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
37.6K
Montreux
$3524
27K
Kriens
$3331
27K
Wetzikon
$3310
26.9K
Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
27K