Philippines vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philippines Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$614
$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$1825
🏠 One person rent
$290
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$588
$659
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.7
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$364
$637
💸 GDP per capita
$3499
$10675
😃 Human freedom index
6.46
5.63
❤️ Life expectancy
69.3
76
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
34
🌐 English speaking %
58.2%
15%
🎓 Higher education
59
77
😀 Quality of life
46
53
🏙️ Population
109M
85.3M

The average cost of living in the Philippines ($614) is 15% less expensive than in Turkey ($724). the Philippines ranked 152nd vs 131st 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 0.6 months in the Philippines compared to 0.9 months in Turkey. Ranked 94th and 77th 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
$3.72
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.19
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$711
$797
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$379
$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$55.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
29.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2360
$1682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1293
$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$18.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.83
$5.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.63
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.4
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.23
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.7
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.4
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.7
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$174
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4971
$6999

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$759
2.96M
Manila
$781
1.85M
Davao
$614
1.78M
Makati
$842
630K
Taguig
$860
887K
Caloocan
$804
1.66M
Valenzuela
$491
715K
Pasig
$817
803K
Cebu
$735
964K
Las Pinas
$590
606K
Paranaque
$640
690K
Muntinlupa
$681
543K
San Jose del Monte
$496
652K
La Union
$556
822K
Dasmarinas
$441
703K
Marikina
$519
456K
Pasay
$673
441K
Cagayan de Oro
$638
728K
Antipolo
$534
887K
General Trias
$523
451K
Zamboanga
$440
977K
Mandaluyong
$792
426K
Calamba
$483
540K
Imus
$568
497K
Bacoor
$550
665K
Palawan
$584
940K
General Santos
$449
697K
Lapu-Lapu
$651
498K
Angeles
$660
463K
Binan
$511
407K

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1025
15.5M
Ankara
$800
5.5M
Urfa
$667
1.99M
Izmir
$825
4.32M
Bursa
$772
2.9M
Diyarbakir
$733
1.73M
Adana
$630
1.77M
Kocaeli
$527
1.95M
Konya
$586
2.23M
Antalya
$935
2.43M
Mersin
$750
1.81M
Balikesir
$665
1.25M
Kayseri
$416
1.39M
Gaziantep
$434
1.68M
Denizli
$510
1.03M
Samsun
$567
1.34M
Aydin
$541
1.13M
Trabzon
$580
817K
Eskisehir
$558
871K
Erzurum
$542
768K
Corum
$490
295K
Manisa
$647
357K
Antakya
$563
378K
Kahramanmaras
$594
444K
Izmit
$618
363K
Elazig
$554
422K
Tarsus
$601
340K
Gebze
$582
371K
Adiyaman
$618
305K
Aksaray
$397
320K