Argentina vs Colombia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Colombia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$890
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2136
$2175
🏠 One person rent
$347
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$571
$663
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.8
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$729
$477
💸 GDP per capita
$13970
$7919
😃 Human freedom index
6.91
6.91
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
37
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
4.2%
🎓 Higher education
81
76
😀 Quality of life
59
46
🏙️ Population
45.7M
52.9M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($878) is 1% less expensive than in Colombia ($890). Argentina ranked 114th vs 111th for Colombia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Argentina compared to 0.5 months in Colombia. Ranked 72nd and 114th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Argentina vs Colombia

We calculate prices for Argentina and Colombia as a population-weighted mean of 123 and 50 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.

Argentina Colombia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.4
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.87
$8.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.53
 Cappuccino
$3.28
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.83
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$379
$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$61.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.16%
12.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2154
$1892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1503
$1231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.24
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.86
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.15
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.6
$26.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.03
$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$7.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.2
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3643
$7084

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Cities Comparison in Argentina vs Colombia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$1207
3.12M
Cordoba
$972
1.51M
Rosario
$766
1.04M
Salta
$832
595K
San Miguel de Tucuman
$682
602K
Mar del Plata
$825
593K
Lanus
$938
459K
Santa Fe
$836
409K
Bahia Blanca
$1026
299K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$564
312K
Corrientes
$622
430K
San Juan
$589
471K
Neuquen
$1323
289K
Quilmes
$587
262K
Santiago del Estero
$675
311K
Merlo
$1015
244K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
248K
Gonzalez Catan
$999
238K
Jose C. Paz
$962
217K
Tandil
$858
150K
Parana
$730
271K
Resistencia
$398
301K
Posadas
$385
276K
Las Heras
$893
204K
Formosa
$429
264K
Isidro Casanova
$1050
191K
La Plata
$805
220K
Godoy Cruz
$895
191K
Berazategui
$758
181K
Comodoro Rivadavia
$773
202K

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$1062
8.03M
Medellin
$1071
2.53M
Cali
$829
2.47M
Barranquilla
$909
1.33M
Cartagena
$1155
915K
Soacha
$919
783K
Cucuta
$646
806K
Soledad
$950
676K
Bucaramanga
$754
615K
Pereira
$789
591K
Bello
$915
562K
Villavicencio
$575
664K
Manizales
$717
454K
Valledupar
$687
544K
Buenaventura
$825
424K
Ibague
$529
546K
Santa Marta
$971
506K
Pasto
$637
411K
Palmira
$746
359K
Neiva
$592
380K
Monteria
$703
400K
Barrancabermeja
$1040
300K
Popayan
$606
301K
Floridablanca
$744
267K
Envigado
$992
229K
Armenia
$719
301K
Sincelejo
$572
287K
Tumaco
$663
213K
Tulua
$537
219K
Florencia
$514
192K