Cost of living comparison

Manila, Philippines

compared to

Bogota, Colombia

Bogota vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 12.1% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 21.2% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 36.1% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Bogota
Housing: pay 7.8% less in Bogota
Childcare: pay 49.8% less in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.8% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 36.1% more in Bogota

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

Bogota vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.2% more for restaurants

	Manila	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱283.12	$5.00 COP20,850.42	-2.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱235.93	$6.93 COP28,887.82	+62.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱48.32	$0.83 COP3,448.21	-5.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱27.20	$0.64 COP2,658.69	+29.8%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 36.1% less for groceries

	Manila	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱74.82	$1.34 COP5,593.27	-0.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱293.54	$2.21 COP9,216.93	-58.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱375.99	$4.49 COP18,729.45	-33.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱115.04	$2.14 COP8,908.23	+2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱133.90	$2.23 COP9,281.95	-8.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱84.23	$1.19 COP4,966.22	-21.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱44.49	$0.48 COP1,997.90	-40.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱84.24	$0.55 COP2,311.83	-63.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱54.06	$0.54 COP2,234.09	-45.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱66.47	$0.48 COP2,019.45	-59.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱82.19	$0.46 COP1,937.40	-68.7%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Manila	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱229.21	$3.50 COP14,609.35	-15.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱549.53	$40.16 COP167,465.62	+304.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,415,600.77	$15,009.35 COP62,590,274.05	-41.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱147.69	$12.69 COP52,922.48	+375.6%
Average			+155.8%

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pay 7.8% less for housing

	Manila	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,594.35	$23.88 COP99,578.01	-17.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱25,952.63	$428.11 COP1,785,255.34	-8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱12,976.34	$314.08 COP1,309,743.24	+34.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱5,885.36	$64.50 COP268,965.16	-39.3%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 49.8% less for childcare

	Manila	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱26,707.67	$231.19 COP964,082.81	-52.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱781,950.90	$7,422.81 COP30,953,735.53	-47.5%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱75.50	$1.15 COP4,814.64	-15.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱149.28	$1.43 COP5,983.91	-46.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱169.87	$2.31 COP9,629.27	-24.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,247.80	$21.38 COP89,144.85	-47.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱424.68	$4.62 COP19,258.55	-39.8%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 36.1% more for clothing

	Manila	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,843.84	$51.44 COP214,529.41	+54.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,472.13	$42.05 COP175,340.04	+58.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,097.30	$84.96 COP354,294.86	+14.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,370.34	$71.30 COP297,338.58	+17.1%
Average			+36.1%

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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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