Argentina vs Colombia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Colombia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$851
$833
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2072
$2038
🏠 One person rent
$330
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$605
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$275
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$685
$445
💸 GDP per capita
$13858
$7914
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
6.95
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
39
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
4.2%
🎓 Higher education
82
77
😀 Quality of life
57
45
🏙️ Population
45.7M
52.9M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($851) is 2% more expensive than in Colombia ($833). Argentina ranked 121st vs 123rd 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 74th and 115th 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
$11.5
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.2
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.73
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$681
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.5
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.42%
12.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$1216
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$14.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$5.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.15
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$29.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.96
$7.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3359
$6710

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$1139
3.12M
Cordoba
$1049
1.33M
Rosario
$789
1.19M
Salta
$841
535K
San Miguel de Tucuman
$633
606K
Lanus
$879
459K
Mar del Plata
$780
593K
Santiago del Estero
$667
430K
Bahia Blanca
$1029
299K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$562
322K
Santa Fe
$802
406K
San Juan
$578
471K
Corrientes
$610
353K
Neuquen
$1337
289K
Quilmes
$590
262K
Merlo
$947
244K
Tandil
$800
150K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
248K
Jose C. Paz
$906
217K
Gonzalez Catan
$935
238K
Resistencia
$401
299K
Posadas
$370
276K
Las Heras
$877
204K
Parana
$761
248K
Godoy Cruz
$877
191K
Isidro Casanova
$980
191K
Comodoro Rivadavia
$729
201K
Moreno
$918
172K
Formosa
$410
222K
Berazategui
$710
181K

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