Philippines vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philippines Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$616
$889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1464
$2252
🏠 One person rent
$278
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.8
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$284
$911
💸 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
58
🏙️ Population
116M
85.5M

The average cost of living in the Philippines ($616) is 31% less expensive than in Turkey ($889). the Philippines ranked 165th vs 112th 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 1 months in Turkey. Ranked 106th and 74th 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
$4.01
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$3.1
 Cappuccino
$2.27
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$712
$924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.9
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.45%
41.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2698
$1911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1329
$1149
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.4
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.92
$7.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$9.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$9.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.01
$2.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.69
$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.52
$5.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.9
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.1
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6955
$12255

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Cities Comparison in the Philippines vs Turkey

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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 Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1305
15.7M
Ankara
$1027
5.8M
Izmir
$1040
4.49M
Bursa
$894
2.9M
Antalya
$966
2.43M
Konya
$734
2.23M
Kocaeli
$867
1.85M
Adana
$761
1.77M
Urfa
$625
1.99M
Kayseri
$702
1.39M
Diyarbakir
$550
1.73M
Samsun
$786
1.37M
Gaziantep
$571
1.68M
Balikesir
$746
1.25M
Denizli
$550
1.03M
Eskisehir
$748
871K
Mersin
$830
1.04M
Van
$568
1.13M
Erzurum
$445
768K
Trabzon
$755
824K
Izmit
$945
376K
Manisa
$767
420K
Elazig
$595
422K
Malatya
$598
426K
Antakya
$622
378K
Batman
$622
446K
Tarsus
$721
347K
Kahramanmaras
$675
444K
Sivas
$688
365K
Inegol
$769
281K