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Manila vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 26.4% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.7% less in Manila
Groceries: pay 70.0% more in Manila
Transportation: pay 24.6% less in Manila
Housing: pay 38.7% more in Manila
Childcare: pay 77.4% more in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.2% more in Manila
Clothing: pay 25.0% less in Manila

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

Manila vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.7% less for restaurants

	Colombia	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 COP16,568.50	$6.02 ₱355.03	+38.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.74 COP29,393.25	$4.30 ₱253.60	-44.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 COP3,349.26	$0.97 ₱57.27	+10.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 COP2,358.50	$0.50 ₱29.69	-18.9%
Average			-3.7%

Colombia vs. Manila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 70.0% more for groceries

	Colombia	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 COP5,155.86	$1.33 ₱78.64	-1.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.49 COP9,456.62	$4.28 ₱252.12	+71.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 COP16,528.58	$7.32 ₱431.63	+68.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 COP8,462.48	$2.21 ₱130.51	-0.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 COP9,365.98	$2.28 ₱134.63	-7.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 COP4,585.48	$1.52 ₱89.37	+25.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,969.15	$0.82 ₱48.49	+58.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 COP2,338.49	$1.64 ₱96.51	+165.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 COP2,020.01	$1.02 ₱60.36	+92.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,981.33	$1.17 ₱68.98	+124.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 COP1,918.54	$1.37 ₱81.04	+172.2%
Average			+70.0%

Colombia vs. Manila - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.6% less for transportation

	Colombia	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 COP14,844.87	$4.18 ₱246.46	+7.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.68 COP127,964.51	$13.76 ₱811.51	-59.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,639.00 COP70,812,690.14	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	+35.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.37 COP62,190.50	$2.92 ₱172.44	-82.1%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 38.7% more for housing

	Colombia	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.34 COP88,681.87	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	+16.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.67 COP1,191,690.99	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	+63.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.62 COP955,960.06	$251.74 ₱14,843.72
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.60 COP279,625.73	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	+36.5%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 77.4% more for childcare

	Colombia	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.03 COP889,117.17	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	-40.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,761.13 COP21,887,504.54	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	+195.7%
Average			+77.4%

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pay 52.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 COP4,568.97	$1.46 ₱86.22	+21.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 COP6,058.71	$2.59 ₱152.56	+62.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 COP9,720.48	$3.27 ₱192.73	+27.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.07 COP95,260.58	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	+68.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 COP15,656.70	$7.48 ₱441.26	+81.6%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 25.0% less for clothing

	Colombia	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.30 COP232,897.18	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	-19.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.34 COP153,263.31	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	-26.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.01 COP360,959.33	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	-14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.28 COP308,786.27	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	-38.9%
Average			-25.0%

Colombia vs. Manila - 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: December 2025

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