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Manila vs. Santa Marta Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 30.2% more expensive than Santa Marta.

Restaurants: pay 9.8% more in Manila
Groceries: pay 83.1% more in Manila
Transportation: pay 17.0% less in Manila
Housing: pay 9.1% more in Manila
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.0% more in Manila
Clothing: pay 28.7% less in Manila

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

Manila vs. Santa Marta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manila instead of Santa Marta, you would:

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pay 9.8% more for restaurants

	Santa Marta	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.88 COP14,761.42	$6.02 ₱355.94	+55.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.06 COP34,443.31	$4.30 ₱254.24	-52.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 COP2,755.46	$0.97 ₱57.42	+34.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 COP1,869.78	$0.50 ₱29.77	+2.4%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 83.1% more for groceries

	Santa Marta	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 COP6,560.63	$1.33 ₱78.84	-22.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.67 COP10,168.98	$4.28 ₱252.76	+59.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.60 COP17,508.46	$7.32 ₱432.73	+59.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 COP9,709.73	$2.21 ₱130.84	-13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 COP10,504.77	$2.28 ₱134.98	-17.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 COP4,034.35	$1.52 ₱89.60	+42.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 COP1,383.77	$0.82 ₱48.61	+126.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 COP2,023.58	$1.64 ₱96.75	+207.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 COP2,202.13	$1.02 ₱60.52	+76.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 COP1,145.70	$1.17 ₱69.16	+288.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 COP2,529.48	$1.37 ₱81.25	+106.6%
Average			+83.1%

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pay 17.0% less for transportation

	Santa Marta	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 COP14,856.37	$4.18 ₱247.09	+7.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.53 COP59,045.67	$13.76 ₱813.57	-11.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,963.08 COP79,711,656.05	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	+20.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.50 COP70,362.76	$2.92 ₱172.88	-84.2%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 9.1% more for housing

	Santa Marta	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.70 COP78,727.56	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	+30.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.15 COP1,107,106.33	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	+76.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$381.17 COP1,449,388.35	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	-34.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$158.55 COP602,889.46	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	-36.6%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Santa Marta	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$176.01 COP669,282.68	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	-21.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,176.07 COP19,681,890.38	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	+229.1%
Average			+103.9%

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pay 51.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Santa Marta	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 COP3,936.38	$1.46 ₱86.44	+41.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 COP6,519.63	$2.59 ₱152.95	+50.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.85 COP10,825.04	$3.27 ₱193.22	+14.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.70 COP78,727.56	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	+103.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.18 COP19,681.89	$7.48 ₱442.38	+44.6%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 28.7% less for clothing

	Santa Marta	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.21 COP209,940.16	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	-10.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.76 COP215,844.73	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	-47.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.76 COP470,594.48	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	-34.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.41 COP241,103.16	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	-21.6%
Average			-28.7%

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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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