Colombia vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

Colombia Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1590
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$278
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$481
$610
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.6
$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$353
$321
💸 GDP per capita
$6630
$3499
😃 Human freedom index
6.65
6.52
❤️ Life expectancy
72.8
69.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
33
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
58.2%
🎓 Higher education
77
58
😀 Quality of life
38
46
🏙️ Population
49.1M
109M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($646) is 4% more expensive than in the Philippines ($623). Colombia ranked 141st vs 149th for the Philippines in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Colombia compared to 0.5 months in the Philippines. Ranked 130th and 93rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs the Philippines

We calculate prices for Colombia and the Philippines as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 86 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Colombia Philippines
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.02
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$3.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.3
 Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$515
$734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$360
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.4
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$2267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1022
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.29
$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.16
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.77
$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$13.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.85
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.1
$39.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.9
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4436
$5424

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In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$787
7.74M
Cali
$620
2.47M
Medellin
$748
2.53M
Barranquilla
$706
1.27M
Cartagena
$924
1.04M
Valledupar
$466
544K
Soacha
$597
660K
Villavicencio
$528
664K
Cucuta
$586
750K
Bucaramanga
$512
581K
Monteria
$578
505K
Envigado
$652
229K
Santa Marta
$671
516K
Soledad
$678
456K
Pereira
$514
591K
Buenaventura
$490
424K
Manizales
$568
434K
Palmira
$543
349K
Ibague
$445
541K
Tunja
$434
410K
Pasto
$471
308K
Armenia
$483
301K
Barrancabermeja
$526
300K
Neiva
$418
353K
Floridablanca
$505
267K
Popayan
$392
301K
Bello
$455
372K
Sincelejo
$514
287K
Tulua
$430
219K
Tumaco
$464
213K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$754
2.96M
Manila
$794
1.85M
Davao
$626
1.78M
Caloocan
$808
1.66M
Taguig
$982
887K
Makati
$847
630K
Cebu
$752
964K
Las Pinas
$656
606K
Paranaque
$674
690K
Bacoor
$554
665K
Dasmarinas
$439
703K
Pasig
$819
803K
La Union
$563
822K
Zamboanga
$519
977K
Valenzuela
$441
715K
Antipolo
$591
887K
Muntinlupa
$667
543K
Cagayan de Oro
$563
728K
Palawan
$586
940K
San Jose del Monte
$499
652K
General Trias
$602
451K
Pasay
$701
441K
Imus
$600
497K
General Santos
$514
697K
Mandaluyong
$784
426K
Marikina
$503
456K
Lapu-Lapu
$658
498K
Santa Rosa
$693
415K
Calamba
$463
540K
Angeles
$655
463K