Argentina vs Colombia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Colombia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$835
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2100
$1890
🏠 One person rent
$321
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$561
$398
💸 GDP per capita
$14187
$6947
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
6.95
❤️ Life expectancy
76.1
73.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
39
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
4.2%
🎓 Higher education
82
77
😀 Quality of life
52
36
🏙️ Population
47.3M
52.3M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($835) is 10% more expensive than in Colombia ($757). Argentina ranked 112th vs 129th 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 75th and 129th 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
$11.6
$5.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.22
$7.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.38
 Cappuccino
$2.99
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.18%
13.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2398
$1453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.54
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$5.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$7.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.99
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$5.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.3
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.07
$4.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.37
$6.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.8
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3963
$5870

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$1130
3.12M
Cordoba
$926
1.33M
Rosario
$699
1.19M
Mar del Plata
$847
593K
Lanus
$979
459K
San Miguel de Tucuman
$661
606K
Santa Fe
$737
406K
Santiago del Estero
$693
430K
Salta
$1121
535K
Merlo
$928
244K
Jose C. Paz
$915
217K
Quilmes
$552
262K
Resistencia
$429
299K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
248K
Bahia Blanca
$841
299K
Gonzalez Catan
$920
238K
San Juan
$768
471K
Parana
$823
248K
Las Heras
$815
204K
Godoy Cruz
$812
191K
Isidro Casanova
$940
191K
Moreno
$913
172K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$729
322K
Neuquen
$895
289K
Berazategui
$853
181K
La Plata
$803
193K
Posadas
$397
276K
Rio Cuarto
$731
200K
Ezeiza
$889
160K
Virrey del Pino
$899
156K

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$887
8.03M
Medellin
$906
2.53M
Cali
$748
2.47M
Barranquilla
$773
1.33M
Cartagena
$760
915K
Cucuta
$562
806K
Soacha
$794
783K
Soledad
$741
676K
Pereira
$680
591K
Bucaramanga
$657
615K
Manizales
$653
454K
Bello
$839
562K
Villavicencio
$497
664K
Valledupar
$565
544K
Buenaventura
$742
424K
Ibague
$529
541K
Santa Marta
$837
516K
Pasto
$514
411K
Monteria
$645
400K
Palmira
$666
359K
Neiva
$557
380K
Barrancabermeja
$1031
300K
Floridablanca
$648
267K
Envigado
$897
229K
Armenia
$598
301K
Popayan
$477
301K
Sincelejo
$524
287K
Tulua
$513
219K
Tumaco
$571
213K
Zipaquira
$709
196K