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Bogor vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Bogor is 27.5% cheaper than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 49.0% less in Bogor
Groceries: pay 37.5% less in Bogor
Transportation: pay 7.3% more in Bogor
Housing: pay 34.1% less in Bogor
Childcare: pay 59.1% less in Bogor
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.6% less in Bogor
Clothing: pay 1.2% less in Bogor

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Bogor.

Bogor vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.0% less for restaurants

	Manila	Bogor
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱297.74	$1.28 IDR20,663.33	-75.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱248.11	$2.87 IDR46,492.49	-32.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱50.81	$0.49 IDR7,877.89	-44.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱28.60	$0.28 IDR4,477.05	-43.8%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 37.5% less for groceries

	Manila	Bogor
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱78.69	$0.97 IDR15,755.79	-28.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱308.70	$3.76 IDR60,956.82	-29.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱395.40	$4.18 IDR67,790.00	-38.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱120.98	$1.49 IDR24,061.41	-28.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱140.81	$1.41 IDR22,865.58	-41.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.57	$1.13 IDR18,370.57	-25.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱46.79	$0.55 IDR8,904.10	-31.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.59	$0.77 IDR12,444.92	-49.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱56.85	$0.47 IDR7,673.93	-51.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱69.90	$0.61 IDR9,841.38	-49.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱86.43	$0.90 IDR14,527.75	-39.6%
Average			-37.5%

Manila vs. Bogor - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.3% more for transportation

	Manila	Bogor
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱241.05	$3.05 IDR49,478.13	-26.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱577.90	$12.75 IDR206,633.30	+28.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,488,682.76	$25,509.65 IDR413,266,597.72	-0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱155.32	$3.40 IDR55,016.12	+27.3%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 34.1% less for housing

	Manila	Bogor
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,676.66	$24.41 IDR395,444.48	-15.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱27,292.47	$271.04 IDR4,390,957.60	-42.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,646.26	$209.66 IDR3,396,534.85	-10.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱6,189.20	$33.74 IDR546,532.63	-68.3%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 59.1% less for childcare

	Manila	Bogor
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱28,086.48	$137.65 IDR2,229,917.68	-71.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱822,320.00	$7,525.35 IDR121,913,646.33	-46.7%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Bogor
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱79.40	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	+63.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱156.99	$1.52 IDR24,623.80	-43.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱178.64	$2.36 IDR38,227.16	-23.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,363.85	$27.90 IDR452,010.34	-31.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱446.60	$3.19 IDR51,658.32	-58.4%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 1.2% less for clothing

	Manila	Bogor
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,939.03	$42.25 IDR684,472.80	+26.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,548.13	$24.45 IDR396,047.16	-8.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,308.83	$61.22 IDR991,839.83	-17.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,544.34	$57.12 IDR925,421.99	-6.2%
Average			-1.2%

Manila vs. Bogor - Cost of clothing

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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: January 2025

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