Cost of living comparison

Bogota, Colombia

compared to

Manila, Philippines

Manila vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 29.2% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 13.4% less in Manila
Groceries: pay 83.4% more in Manila
Transportation: pay 16.4% less in Manila
Housing: pay 17.4% more in Manila
Childcare: pay 99.5% more in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.0% more in Manila
Clothing: pay 24.9% less in Manila

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Manila are more expensive than in Bogota. Expenses including clothing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Manila. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Manila.

Manila vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manila instead of Bogota, you would:

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pay 13.4% less for restaurants

	Bogota	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 COP20,850.42	$5.12 ₱283.12	+2.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 COP28,887.82	$4.26 ₱235.93	-38.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 COP3,448.21	$0.87 ₱48.32	+5.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 COP2,658.69	$0.49 ₱27.20	-22.9%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 83.4% more for groceries

	Bogota	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 COP5,593.27	$1.35 ₱74.82	+0.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 COP9,216.93	$5.30 ₱293.54	+139.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 COP18,729.45	$6.79 ₱375.99	+51.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 COP8,908.23	$2.08 ₱115.04	-2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 COP9,281.95	$2.42 ₱133.90	+8.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 COP4,966.22	$1.52 ₱84.23	+27.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP1,997.90	$0.80 ₱44.49	+67.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,311.83	$1.52 ₱84.24	+174.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 COP2,234.09	$0.98 ₱54.06	+82.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,019.45	$1.20 ₱66.47	+148.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 COP1,937.40	$1.48 ₱82.19	+219.6%
Average			+83.4%

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pay 16.4% less for transportation

	Bogota	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 COP14,609.35	$4.14 ₱229.21	+18.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.16 COP167,465.62	$9.93 ₱549.53	-75.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,009.35 COP62,590,274.05	$25,575.45 ₱1,415,600.77	+70.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 COP52,922.48	$2.67 ₱147.69	-79.0%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 17.4% more for housing

	Bogota	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.88 COP99,578.01	$28.80 ₱1,594.35	+20.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.11 COP1,785,255.34	$468.88 ₱25,952.63	+9.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$314.08 COP1,309,743.24	$234.44 ₱12,976.34	-25.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.50 COP268,965.16	$106.33 ₱5,885.36	+64.9%
Average			+17.4%

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pay 99.5% more for childcare

	Bogota	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.19 COP964,082.81	$482.52 ₱26,707.67	+108.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,422.81 COP30,953,735.53	$14,127.39 ₱781,950.90	+90.3%
Average			+99.5%

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pay 59.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP4,814.64	$1.36 ₱75.50	+18.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 COP5,983.91	$2.70 ₱149.28	+88.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 COP9,629.27	$3.07 ₱169.87	+32.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.38 COP89,144.85	$40.61 ₱2,247.80	+90.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 COP19,258.55	$7.67 ₱424.68	+66.1%
Average			+59.0%

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pay 24.9% less for clothing

	Bogota	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.44 COP214,529.41	$33.31 ₱1,843.84	-35.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.05 COP175,340.04	$26.60 ₱1,472.13	-36.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.96 COP354,294.86	$74.03 ₱4,097.30	-12.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.30 COP297,338.58	$60.89 ₱3,370.34	-14.6%
Average			-24.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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