Philippines vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philippines Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$619
$898
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$2251
🏠 One person rent
$273
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$443
$728
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$79.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$775
💸 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
58
77
😀 Quality of life
45
54
🏙️ Population
109M
85.4M

The average cost of living in the Philippines ($619) is 31% less expensive than in Turkey ($898). the Philippines ranked 161st 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 0.6 months in the Philippines compared to 0.9 months in Turkey. Ranked 98th 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
$4.05
$7.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.42
$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$3.24
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$918
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$360
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.3
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$66.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.31%
40.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2394
$2264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1334
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.4
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.03
$6.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.93
$5.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$7.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$622
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5670
$11695

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$713
2.96M
Manila
$804
1.85M
Davao
$661
1.78M
Taguig
$840
887K
Caloocan
$605
1.66M
Antipolo
$579
887K
Pasig
$662
803K
Valenzuela
$448
715K
Cebu
$773
964K
Las Pinas
$646
606K
Paranaque
$666
690K
Muntinlupa
$713
543K
San Jose del Monte
$525
652K
Dasmarinas
$437
703K
Mandaluyong
$767
426K
Makati
$1000
293K
La Union
$601
822K
Pasay
$762
441K
Cagayan de Oro
$611
728K
Marikina
$552
456K
Palawan
$646
940K
Zamboanga
$532
977K
Bacoor
$561
665K
Calamba
$516
540K
Angeles
$664
463K
General Santos
$452
697K
Cainta
$772
377K
General Trias
$528
451K
Bacolod
$592
601K
Binangonan
$539
314K

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1255
15.7M
Ankara
$1114
5.8M
Izmir
$1085
4.49M
Bursa
$867
2.9M
Antalya
$992
2.43M
Konya
$765
2.23M
Adana
$768
1.77M
Urfa
$674
1.99M
Kocaeli
$821
1.85M
Kayseri
$566
1.39M
Gaziantep
$630
1.68M
Diyarbakir
$591
1.73M
Samsun
$748
1.37M
Balikesir
$740
1.25M
Denizli
$615
1.03M
Eskisehir
$813
871K
Van
$604
1.13M
Mersin
$854
1.04M
Erzurum
$465
768K
Trabzon
$758
824K
Manisa
$780
420K
Batman
$629
446K
Malatya
$610
426K
Elazig
$632
422K
Izmit
$1031
376K
Antakya
$658
378K
Sivas
$738
365K
Kahramanmaras
$738
444K
Edirne
$1189
180K
Inegol
$789
281K