Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 14.0% cheaper than Philippines.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 11.8% more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱193.18
|
$2.71
COP10,526.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱176.43
|
$5.26
COP20,434.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱41.14
|
$0.60
COP2,338.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.82
|
$0.46
COP1,782.51
|
|
pay 43.5% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱70.60
|
$0.87
COP3,391.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱187.41
|
$1.61
COP6,256.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱389.13
|
$3.28
COP12,731.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱104.80
|
$1.65
COP6,414.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱110.09
|
$1.55
COP6,043.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱67.09
|
$0.83
COP3,230.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.99
|
$0.29
COP1,141.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱61.12
|
$0.37
COP1,428.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.48
|
$0.40
COP1,540.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.44
|
$0.30
COP1,180.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.93
|
$0.33
COP1,299.34
|
|
pay 46.8% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱283.09
|
$2.04
COP7,911.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱696.34
|
$23.61
COP91,778.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,449,142.60
|
$14,617.95
COP56,814,689.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱222.12
|
$11.28
COP43,840.59
|
|
pay 26.9% less for housing
Philippines
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,212.00
|
$21.37
COP83,073.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,599.15
|
$208.57
COP810,632.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,924.60
|
$176.18
COP684,759.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,312.43
|
$46.64
COP181,272.23
|
|
pay 44.5% less for childcare
Philippines
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,829.15
|
$104.33
COP405,511.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱345,686.82
|
$3,004.13
COP11,675,955.91
|
|
pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.85
|
$0.90
COP3,481.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱135.62
|
$1.21
COP4,685.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱141.01
|
$1.90
COP7,373.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,177.61
|
$18.34
COP71,284.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱292.16
|
$2.91
COP11,322.62
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
Philippines
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,175.32
|
$40.50
COP157,399.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,320.96
|
$27.32
COP106,199.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,882.95
|
$60.30
COP234,350.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,474.17
|
$45.16
COP175,513.84
|
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