Cost of living comparison

compared to

Bucaramanga vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Bucaramanga is 11.4% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 6.4% more in Bucaramanga
Groceries: pay 32.4% less in Bucaramanga
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Bucaramanga
Housing: pay 24.1% less in Bucaramanga
Childcare: pay 0.5% less in Bucaramanga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.1% less in Bucaramanga
Clothing: pay 12.6% more in Bucaramanga

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

Bucaramanga vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 6.4% more for restaurants

	Manila	Bucaramanga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱364.37	$3.36 COP12,372.15	-44.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱260.26	$7.25 COP26,647.71	+68.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱58.78	$0.78 COP2,867.01	-19.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱30.47	$0.61 COP2,236.50	+20.8%
Average			+6.4%

Manila vs. Bucaramanga - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 32.4% less for groceries

	Manila	Bucaramanga
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱80.70	$1.16 COP4,282.67	-12.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱258.75	$2.20 COP8,089.48	-48.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱442.98	$4.89 COP17,976.93	-33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱133.94	$2.42 COP8,901.60	+9.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱138.18	$2.82 COP10,360.47	+23.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱91.73	$1.23 COP4,532.70	-18.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱49.76	$0.58 COP2,147.64	-29.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱99.05	$0.42 COP1,554.07	-74.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱61.95	$0.43 COP1,582.85	-58.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱70.80	$0.59 COP2,172.82	-49.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱83.17	$0.48 COP1,762.41	-65.1%
Average			-32.4%

Manila vs. Bucaramanga - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Manila	Bucaramanga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱252.94	$3.87 COP14,238.55	-7.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱832.85	$41.41 COP152K	+200.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱2M	$20,832.39 COP77M	-17.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱176.98	$15.30 COP56,245.70	+423.0%
Average			+149.7%

Manila vs. Bucaramanga - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 24.1% less for housing

	Manila	Bucaramanga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,640.09	$22.14 COP81,430.17	-18.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱31,042.44	$308.72 COP1M	-39.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱15,234.09	$254.49 COP936K	+1.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱6,081.27	$60.99 COP224K	-39.3%
Average			-24.1%

Manila vs. Bucaramanga - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 0.5% less for childcare

	Manila	Bucaramanga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,386.31	$254.49 COP936K	+83.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1M	$2,622.54 COP10M	-84.6%
Average			-0.5%

Manila vs. Bucaramanga - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 32.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Bucaramanga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱88.49	$1.55 COP5,710.22	+6.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱156.58	$1.47 COP5,392.99	-43.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱197.80	$2.02 COP7,423.29	-38.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,549.73	$25.01 COP91,982.19	-40.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱452.86	$4.14 COP15,227.26	-44.7%
Average			-32.1%

Manila vs. Bucaramanga - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 12.6% more for clothing

	Manila	Bucaramanga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,979.03	$69.31 COP255K	+40.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,797.15	$34.94 COP128K	+17.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,892.90	$89.03 COP327K	+10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱3,007.39	$40.76 COP150K	-18.0%
Average			+12.6%

Manila vs. Bucaramanga - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: April 2026

More cost comparisons

Manila vs.

Reykjavik

Manila vs.

Hanoi

Manila vs.

Singapore

Manila vs.

Paris

Manila vs.

Beijing

Manila vs.

Mexico City

Manila vs.

Athens

Manila vs.

London

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Philippines vs. Colombia. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Philippines and Colombia.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Manila

Add prices for Bucaramanga

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Bucaramanga or Manila. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.