Philippines vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philippines United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$614
$2433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$5667
🏠 One person rent
$290
$1552
🏘️ Family rent
$588
$2714
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$618
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.7
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$364
$4694
💸 GDP per capita
$3499
$76330
😃 Human freedom index
6.46
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
69.3
76.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
69
🌐 English speaking %
58.2%
95.5%
🎓 Higher education
59
100
😀 Quality of life
46
86
🏙️ Population
109M
331M

The average cost of living in the Philippines ($614) is 75% less expensive than in the United States ($2433). the Philippines ranked 152nd vs 7th for the United States 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 1.9 months in the United States. Ranked 94th and 21st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Philippines vs the United States

We calculate prices for the Philippines and the United States as a population-weighted mean of 86 and 2202 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 United States
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.72
$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$73.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.19
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$6.08
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$1611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$711
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$379
$2352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2360
$4763
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1293
$3852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.83
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$4.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.63
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.4
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.23
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.7
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.4
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.7
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$174
$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4971
$19463

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Cities Comparison in the Philippines vs the United States

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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 the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4044
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3165
3.9M
Chicago
$2613
2.75M
Houston
$2221
2.3M
San Diego
$3427
1.39M
Phoenix
$2390
1.61M
Dallas
$2497
1.3M
San Jose
$3502
1.01M
Philadelphia
$2422
1.6M
San Francisco
$3729
874K
San Antonio
$2219
1.43M
Austin
$2590
962K
Seattle
$2974
737K
Washington
$3079
690K
Indianapolis
$2129
888K
Charlotte
$2710
875K
Hempstead
$2627
793K
Fort Worth
$2173
919K
Boston
$3345
676K
Jacksonville
$2246
950K
Denver
$2771
716K
Columbus
$2202
906K
Nashville
$2623
689K
Portland
$2579
653K
Louisville
$1918
633K
Atlanta
$2648
499K
Baltimore
$2197
586K
Detroit
$1979
639K
Las Vegas
$2408
642K
El Paso
$1613
679K