Colombia vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$833
$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$1445
🏠 One person rent
$364
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$436
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$318
💸 GDP per capita
$7914
$3985
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
6.54
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
69.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
33
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
77
57
😀 Quality of life
45
48
🏙️ Population
52.9M
116M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($833) is 37% more expensive than in the Philippines ($607). Colombia ranked 123rd vs 164th 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 115th and 100th 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
$5.43
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$3.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.82%
7.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1651
$2439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1216
$1269
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$2.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.58
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.36
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$275
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6710
$6039

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In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$976
8.03M
Medellin
$1030
2.53M
Cali
$759
2.47M
Barranquilla
$843
1.33M
Cartagena
$1105
915K
Cucuta
$620
806K
Soledad
$883
676K
Soacha
$848
783K
Bello
$881
562K
Manizales
$678
454K
Pereira
$730
591K
Bucaramanga
$693
615K
Villavicencio
$546
664K
Valledupar
$654
544K
Buenaventura
$782
424K
Ibague
$506
546K
Santa Marta
$929
516K
Pasto
$608
411K
Neiva
$565
380K
Palmira
$693
359K
Monteria
$663
400K
Barrancabermeja
$1082
300K
Popayan
$572
301K
Envigado
$950
229K
Floridablanca
$686
267K
Armenia
$667
301K
Sincelejo
$547
287K
Tulua
$511
219K
Tumaco
$622
213K
Florencia
$489
192K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$717
2.96M
Manila
$790
1.85M
Taguig
$807
887K
Caloocan
$568
1.66M
Pasig
$642
803K
Davao
$633
1.78M
Antipolo
$570
887K
Paranaque
$651
690K
Cebu
$795
964K
San Jose del Monte
$511
652K
Mandaluyong
$742
426K
Pasay
$785
441K
Cagayan de Oro
$595
728K
Dasmarinas
$414
703K
La Union
$578
822K
Valenzuela
$432
715K
Marikina
$555
456K
Zamboanga
$514
977K
Bacoor
$540
665K
Las Pinas
$628
606K
Palawan
$638
940K
General Santos
$514
697K
Cainta
$760
377K
Lapu-Lapu
$720
498K
Muntinlupa
$692
543K
Calamba
$489
540K
Angeles
$624
463K
General Trias
$519
451K
Bacolod
$576
601K
San Fernando
$609
355K