Colombia vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1803
$1589
🏠 One person rent
$317
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$537
$579
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.7
$31.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$392
💸 GDP per capita
$6980
$3726
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
6.46
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
72.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
34
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
58.2%
🎓 Higher education
77
59
😀 Quality of life
36
46
🏙️ Population
49.1M
109M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 19% more expensive than in the Philippines ($615). Colombia ranked 130th vs 161st 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 0.6 months in the Philippines. Ranked 131st and 88th 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
$5.11
$3.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$3.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$75.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.83%
7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$2157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$2.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5687
$5937

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In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$868
7.74M
Medellin
$873
2.53M
Cali
$733
2.47M
Barranquilla
$789
1.33M
Cartagena
$748
915K
Cucuta
$552
806K
Bucaramanga
$642
615K
Soledad
$840
676K
Pereira
$641
591K
Soacha
$748
783K
Bello
$789
562K
Villavicencio
$475
664K
Buenaventura
$718
424K
Santa Marta
$979
516K
Valledupar
$558
544K
Manizales
$653
454K
Pasto
$488
411K
Palmira
$652
359K
Monteria
$620
400K
Neiva
$520
380K
Ibague
$501
541K
Barrancabermeja
$573
300K
Envigado
$871
229K
Armenia
$541
301K
Floridablanca
$584
267K
Popayan
$462
301K
Sincelejo
$506
287K
Tulua
$477
219K
Tumaco
$544
213K
Zipaquira
$681
196K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$738
2.96M
Manila
$801
1.85M
Davao
$623
1.78M
Makati
$816
630K
Caloocan
$668
1.66M
Taguig
$820
887K
Cebu
$730
964K
Pasig
$705
803K
Valenzuela
$453
715K
Dasmarinas
$414
703K
Las Pinas
$633
606K
Paranaque
$650
690K
Cagayan de Oro
$636
728K
Muntinlupa
$725
543K
San Jose del Monte
$570
652K
La Union
$581
822K
Pasay
$650
441K
Antipolo
$590
887K
Marikina
$538
456K
Calamba
$518
540K
Imus
$614
497K
General Trias
$602
451K
Zamboanga
$501
977K
Bacoor
$564
665K
Mandaluyong
$770
426K
Palawan
$614
940K
General Santos
$463
697K
Angeles
$668
463K
Cainta
$717
377K
Binan
$579
407K