Philippines vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philippines Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$607
$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1445
$2270
🏠 One person rent
$269
$440
🏘️ Family rent
$436
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$79.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$318
$799
💸 GDP per capita
$3985
$15473
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
5.28
❤️ Life expectancy
69.8
77.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
34
🌐 English speaking %
63.7%
15%
🎓 Higher education
57
77
😀 Quality of life
48
57
🏙️ Population
116M
85.5M

The average cost of living in the Philippines ($607) is 33% less expensive than in Turkey ($900). the Philippines ranked 164th vs 110th for Turkey 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 Turkey. Ranked 100th and 76th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Philippines vs Turkey

We calculate prices for the Philippines and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 86 and 128 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 Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.86
$7.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$33.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.34
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$2.21
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$64.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.32%
41.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2439
$1921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1269
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.94
$6.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$8.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$5.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.37
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.04
$2.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.2
$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$6.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.5
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$654
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6039
$11732

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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 Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1288
15.7M
Ankara
$1118
5.8M
Izmir
$1046
4.49M
Bursa
$915
2.9M
Antalya
$1035
2.43M
Konya
$670
2.23M
Kocaeli
$835
1.85M
Adana
$791
1.77M
Urfa
$662
1.99M
Kayseri
$725
1.39M
Diyarbakir
$571
1.73M
Samsun
$802
1.37M
Gaziantep
$602
1.68M
Balikesir
$704
1.25M
Denizli
$557
1.03M
Eskisehir
$777
871K
Mersin
$820
1.04M
Van
$585
1.13M
Erzurum
$457
768K
Trabzon
$758
824K
Izmit
$985
376K
Manisa
$760
420K
Batman
$624
446K
Elazig
$622
422K
Malatya
$627
426K
Kutahya
$612
267K
Antakya
$659
378K
Tarsus
$724
347K
Kahramanmaras
$704
444K
Sivas
$709
365K