Cost of living comparison
Manila is 29.2% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Manila instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 13.4% less for restaurants
|
Bogota
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
COP22,117.16
|
$5.12
₱296.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
COP30,642.86
|
$4.26
₱246.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
COP3,657.70
|
$0.87
₱50.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,820.21
|
$0.49
₱28.45
|
|
pay 83.4% more for groceries
|
Bogota
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
COP5,933.08
|
$1.35
₱78.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.21
COP9,776.89
|
$5.30
₱307.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
COP19,867.33
|
$6.79
₱393.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
COP9,449.44
|
$2.08
₱120.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
COP9,845.86
|
$2.42
₱140.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
COP5,267.93
|
$1.52
₱88.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,119.28
|
$0.80
₱46.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,452.28
|
$1.52
₱88.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,369.81
|
$0.98
₱56.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,142.14
|
$1.20
₱69.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,055.11
|
$1.48
₱85.98
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
|
Bogota
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
COP15,496.92
|
$4.14
₱239.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.16
COP177,639.74
|
$9.93
₱574.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,009.35
COP66,392,853.40
|
$25,575.45
₱1,480,869.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
COP56,137.71
|
$2.67
₱154.50
|
|
pay 17.4% more for housing
|
Bogota
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.88
COP105,627.73
|
$28.80
₱1,667.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.11
COP1,893,715.89
|
$468.88
₱27,149.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.08
COP1,389,314.75
|
$234.44
₱13,574.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.50
COP285,305.74
|
$106.33
₱6,156.71
|
|
pay 99.5% more for childcare
|
Bogota
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.19
COP1,022,654.23
|
$482.52
₱27,939.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,422.81
COP32,834,283.86
|
$14,127.39
₱818,004.14
|
|
pay 59.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bogota
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,107.14
|
$1.36
₱78.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
COP6,347.45
|
$2.70
₱156.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
COP10,214.29
|
$3.07
₱177.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
COP94,560.71
|
$40.61
₱2,351.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.62
COP20,428.57
|
$7.67
₱444.26
|
|
pay 24.9% less for clothing
|
Bogota
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.44
COP227,562.83
|
$33.31
₱1,928.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.05
COP185,992.56
|
$26.60
₱1,540.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.96
COP375,819.52
|
$74.03
₱4,286.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
COP315,402.95
|
$60.89
₱3,525.74
|
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