Argentina vs Colombia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Colombia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1779
$1803
🏠 One person rent
$265
$317
🏘️ Family rent
$479
$537
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.6
$97.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$506
$369
💸 GDP per capita
$13731
$6980
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
6.54
❤️ Life expectancy
76.1
73.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
40
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
4.2%
🎓 Higher education
82
77
😀 Quality of life
52
36
🏙️ Population
47.3M
49.1M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($702) is 4% less expensive than in Colombia ($735). Argentina ranked 136th vs 130th 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 0.7 months in Argentina compared to 0.5 months in Colombia. Ranked 76th and 131st 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
$8.6
$5.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$22.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$2.49
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.5
$51
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$78.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$21.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.25%
13.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.67
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$4.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$7.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.48
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.9
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$3.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.61
$6.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$77
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3480
$5687

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$909
3.12M
Cordoba
$927
1.33M
Rosario
$631
1.19M
Mar del Plata
$748
593K
Lanus
$808
459K
Merlo
$754
244K
San Miguel de Tucuman
$695
606K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
248K
Quilmes
$481
262K
Gonzalez Catan
$757
238K
Resistencia
$379
299K
Isidro Casanova
$771
191K
Jose C. Paz
$767
217K
San Juan
$658
471K
Salta
$729
535K
Bahia Blanca
$744
299K
Las Heras
$609
204K
Moreno
$750
172K
Godoy Cruz
$608
191K
Rafael Castillo
$759
148K
Santiago del Estero
$388
430K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$604
322K
La Plata
$616
193K
Berazategui
$683
181K
Neuquen
$705
289K
Posadas
$314
276K
Virrey del Pino
$742
156K
Ezeiza
$749
160K
San Justo
$790
137K
Rio Cuarto
$534
200K

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