Australia vs Colombia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Colombia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2425
$890
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5719
$2175
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$2426
$663
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4122
$477
💸 GDP per capita
$64604
$7919
😃 Human freedom index
8.79
6.91
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
37
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
4.2%
🎓 Higher education
98
76
😀 Quality of life
96
46
🏙️ Population
27.2M
52.9M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2425) is 173% more expensive than in Colombia ($890). Australia ranked 12th 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 1.7 months in Australia compared to 0.5 months in Colombia. Ranked 4th and 114th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Colombia

We calculate prices for Australia and Colombia as a population-weighted mean of 64 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.

Australia Colombia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$8.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.53
 Cappuccino
$3.96
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1653
$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2074
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$61.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.88%
12.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8768
$1892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$1231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.04
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.46
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.5
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.52
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$26.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22
$7.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.8
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2052
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19056
$7084

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2496
5.35M
Sydney
$2844
5.45M
Brisbane
$2269
2.71M
Perth
$2448
2.14M
Adelaide
$2338
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2528
608K
Canberra
$2223
381K
Wollongong
$1695
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1835
284K
Ipswich
$1813
233K
Hobart
$2308
197K
Townsville
$1839
174K
Geelong
$2217
180K
Darwin
$1861
140K
Newcastle
$1997
153K
Cairns
$1695
147K
Ballarat
$1604
116K
Bunbury
$1838
75.2K
Bendigo
$1487
103K
Toowoomba
$1766
108K
Launceston
$1753
80.9K
Melton
$1906
76.3K
Rockhampton
$1635
63.2K
Hervey Bay
$1864
57.7K
Tarneit
$1822
56.4K
Blacktown
$1710
51K
Orange
$1477
41.2K
Bundaberg
$1727
70.5K
Gladstone
$1640
34.7K
Wagga Wagga
$1583
49.7K

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