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Cochabamba vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Cochabamba is 11.6% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.7% more in Cochabamba
Groceries: pay 30.6% less in Cochabamba
Transportation: pay 94.3% more in Cochabamba
Housing: pay 13.0% less in Cochabamba
Childcare: pay 3.4% more in Cochabamba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% less in Cochabamba
Clothing: pay 29.7% more in Cochabamba

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

Cochabamba vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7% more for restaurants

	Manila	Cochabamba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$2.89 BOB19.96	-51.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$7.23 BOB49.90	+68.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$0.68 BOB4.69	-30.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$0.63 BOB4.32	+24.5%
Average			+2.7%

Manila vs. Cochabamba - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.6% less for groceries

	Manila	Cochabamba
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$1.41 BOB9.74	+5.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$2.44 BOB16.84	-42.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$3.94 BOB27.20	-46.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$1.87 BOB12.87	-15.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$1.74 BOB12.00	-23.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$1.31 BOB9.05	-13.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$0.46 BOB3.17	-44.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$1.05 BOB7.24	-35.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$0.82 BOB5.65	-20.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$0.79 BOB5.43	-32.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$0.44 BOB3.05	-67.8%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 94.3% more for transportation

	Manila	Cochabamba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$2.10 BOB14.52	-49.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$22,060.95 BOB152,194.37	-12.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$13.02 BOB89.82	+345.2%
Average			+94.3%

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pay 13.0% less for housing

	Manila	Cochabamba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$48.23 BOB332.74	+78.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$303.79 BOB2,095.79	-40.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$190.47 BOB1,314.03	-24.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	$35.10 BOB242.12	-65.1%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 3.4% more for childcare

	Manila	Cochabamba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$250.75 BOB1,729.86	+80.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	$4,397.72 BOB30,339.07	-74.2%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Cochabamba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$1.74 BOB11.98	+18.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$2.55 BOB17.56	-1.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱193.22	$2.60 BOB17.96	-20.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	$45.81 BOB316.03	+8.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$5.06 BOB34.93	-32.3%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 29.7% more for clothing

	Manila	Cochabamba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	$40.42 BOB278.86	-17.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$47.02 BOB324.35	+58.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	$72.33 BOB499.00	-10.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	$93.82 BOB647.24	+88.8%
Average			+29.7%

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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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