Philippines vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philippines Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$608
$891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1441
$2274
🏠 One person rent
$279
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$456
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.1
$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$264
$1051
💸 GDP per capita
$3985
$15893
😃 Human freedom index
6.6
5.1
❤️ Life expectancy
69.8
77.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
31
🌐 English speaking %
63.7%
15%
🎓 Higher education
58
77
😀 Quality of life
48
59
🏙️ Population
116M
85.5M

The average cost of living in the Philippines ($608) is 32% less expensive than in Turkey ($891). the Philippines ranked 166th vs 116th 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 0.4 months in the Philippines compared to 1.2 months in Turkey. Ranked 108th and 73rd 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
$4.03
$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.23
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$2.2
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$44.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.26%
41.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2744
$1801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1349
$1046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.1
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.81
$7.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$8.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.8
$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$2.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.57
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.01
$6.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.1
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$14034

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$710
3.08M
Manila
$829
1.9M
Caloocan
$555
1.71M
Davao
$646
1.85M
Taguig
$885
1.31M
Cebu
$795
965K
Antipolo
$517
914K
Dasmarinas
$410
745K
Pasig
$588
853K
Cagayan de Oro
$636
742K
Palawan
$606
969K
Zamboanga
$509
1.02M
Bacoor
$548
661K
Paranaque
$671
703K
San Jose del Monte
$505
686K
Marikina
$581
471K
La Union
$609
825K
General Santos
$530
722K
Valenzuela
$485
725K
Las Pinas
$584
616K
Muntinlupa
$671
552K
Calamba
$498
575K
Angeles
$614
483K
Binan
$582
584K
Binangonan
$491
321K
Bacolod
$599
625K
Mandaluyong
$765
466K
General Trias
$481
482K
Pasay
$785
453K
Cainta
$693
386K

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1328
15.7M
Ankara
$1033
5.8M
Izmir
$1038
4.49M
Bursa
$866
2.9M
Antalya
$994
2.43M
Konya
$740
2.23M
Kocaeli
$824
1.85M
Gaziantep
$549
1.68M
Urfa
$582
1.99M
Diyarbakir
$608
1.73M
Kayseri
$686
1.39M
Adana
$756
1.77M
Samsun
$716
1.37M
Balikesir
$750
1.25M
Denizli
$554
1.03M
Erzurum
$448
768K
Eskisehir
$747
871K
Mersin
$836
1.04M
Trabzon
$732
824K
Van
$580
1.13M
Kahramanmaras
$646
444K
Manisa
$743
420K
Antakya
$594
378K
Izmit
$899
376K
Gebze
$634
412K
Elazig
$565
422K
Alanya
$676
364K
Sivas
$716
365K
Isparta
$506
248K
Afyonkarahisar
$641
300K